Strained as nerves
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FRAYEDStrained, as nerves
SIEVEDStrained, as peas.
crickedturn or twist (as the head) especially into a strained position
contorttwist into or as if into a strained shape or expression
catachresismisuse or strained use of words, as in a mixed metaphor, occurring either in error or for rhetorical effect.
JANGLESIrritates, as nerves
ICYSteely, as nerves
FRAYEDOn edge, as nerves
FRAYWear on, as nerves
FRAYWear on, as the nerves
plexusnetwork, as of nerves or blood vessels
retenetwork, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels
retianetwork, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels
retialnetwork, as of fibers, nerves, or blood vessels
secretorysecreting, as secretory vessels, nerves / a secretory vessel
neurosurgerysurgery of nervous structures (as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
neurosurgeriesNEUROSURGERY, surgery of nervous structures (as nerves, the brain, or the spinal cord)
chiasmcrossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain
chiasmacrossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain
chiasmalcrossing or decussation, as that of the optic nerves at the base of the brain
protopathicpertaining to reception by nerves, etc. of only coarse stimuli such as heat, pain, etc.; pertaining to such nerves
vellicateto touch (a body part) lightly so as to excite the surface nerves and cause uneasiness, laughter, or spasmodic movements.
nociceptiveOf, relating to, or denoting pain arising from the stimulation of nerve cells (often as distinct from that arising from damage or disease in the nerves themselves)
norepinephrineA hormone that is released by the adrenal medulla and by the sympathetic nerves and functions as a neurotransmitter. It is also used as a drug to raise blood pressure
neurosciencea branch (as neurophysiology) of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and esp with their relation to behavior and learning
neurosciencesNEUROSCIENCE, a branch (as neurophysiology) of the life sciences that deals with the anatomy, physiology, biochemistry, or molecular biology of nerves and nervous tissue and esp with their relation to behavior and learning