nerve
Example Sentences
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Those supportive of the prime minister are pleading with their colleagues to "hold our nerve", as one put it to me.
From BBC
Doctors performed a "phrenic nerve block procedure" on Bolsonaro to block his left phrenic nerve, after treating Bolsonaro's right one on Saturday.
From BBC
The mini brains also produced myelin, a substance that insulates nerve cells and helps electrical signals travel more efficiently.
From Science Daily
She explained in a social media post that her husband's procedure had "blocked" one of his phrenic nerves.
From BBC
Neurotech—that is, digital interfaces that pick up our brain and nerve signals—will be the big thing in the not-too-distant future.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.