nervous system
noun
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Sense 1 noun
the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells
Types & categories
- system hypernym
- sympathetic nervous system hyponym
- parasympathetic nervous system hyponym
Parts & wholes
- body part holonym
- nervous tissue part meronym
- ganglion part meronym
- nerve cell part meronym
- fiber bundle part meronym
- central nervous system part meronym
- neural network part meronym
- peripheral nervous system part meronym
- autonomic nervous system part meronym
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | body |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | nervous tissue |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | ganglion |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | nerve cell |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | fiber bundle |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | central nervous system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | neural network |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | peripheral nervous system |
| 1 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | autonomic nervous system |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | sympathetic nervous system |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | parasympathetic nervous system |