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English noun: nerve center

1. nerve center (location) a center that provides information and control


SamplesThe nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam.


Synonymsnerve centre


Broader (hypernym)center, centre

2. nerve center (body) a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process


SamplesIn most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere.


Synonymscenter, centre, nerve centre


Broader (hypernym)neural structure


Narrower (hyponym)auditory center, Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca, inferior colliculus, olfactory brain, respiratory center, rhinencephalon, superior colliculus, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center









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