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English noun: nerve centre

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


SamplesThe nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam.


Synonymsnerve center


Broader (hypernym)center, centre

2. nerve centre (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 center


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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