nerve net

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noun

a diffuse branching network of nerve cells connecting the sensory and muscular cells of coelenterates and primitive flatworms.

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Origin of nerve net

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby nerve net

nerve fibre, nerve gas, nerve growth factor, nerve impulse, nerveless, nerve net, nerve-racking, nerve root, nerves, nerve trunk, Nervi