excitoreflex nerve

[ ĭk-sī′tō-rē′flĕks′ ]

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A visceral nerve that causes reflex action.

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Few have the nerve to call him and he's usually pleased when an old friend does.
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Then he lost his nerve and decided to live after all, and I called for help.
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It was Carmena, every nerve of her loyal nature on the alert to baffle this pursuer of Alessandro and Ramona.
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To add point to this success, he knew that the victor of Montebello was straining every nerve to gain this very prize.
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I hadn't the nerve to stand there and tell her she'd never see her father again this side of the pearly gates.
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It was a hair-raising problem, too, and called for every ounce of nerve and every particle of skill the boy possessed.
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