Bedford cord | a heavy corded fabric similar to corduroy, used for clothing |
bungee bungee cord | an elasticized rope |
chenille chenille cord | a soft tufted cord used in embroidery |
cord | a line made of twisted fibers or threads, the bundle was tied with a cord |
cord corduroy | a cut pile fabric with vertical ribs, usually made of cotton |
cord electric cord | a light insulated conductor for household use |
cords corduroys | cotton trousers made of corduroy cloth |
extension cord | an electric cord used to extend the length of a power cord |
power cord | a cord to conduct power to an electrical appliance |
sash cord sash line | a strong cord connecting a sash weight to a sliding sash |
telephone cord phone cord | the telephone wire that connects to the handset |
boldness nerve brass face cheek | impudent aggressiveness, I couldn't believe her boldness, he had the effrontery to question my honesty |
heart mettle nerve spunk | the courage to carry on, he kept fighting on pure spunk, you haven't got the heart for baseball |
nerve plexus | a network of intersecting nerves |
nervous tissue nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
cord blood | blood obtained from the umbilical cord at birth |
center centre nerve center nerve centre | a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process, in most people the speech center is in the left hemisphere |
nerve fiber nerve fibre | a threadlike extension of a nerve cell |
medullated nerve fiber myelinated nerve fiber | a nerve fiber encased in a sheath of myelin |
nerve cell neuron | a cell that is specialized to conduct nerve impulses |
motor neuron efferent neuron motor nerve fiber motoneuron | a neuron conducting impulses outwards from the brain or spinal cord |
nerve ending nerve end | the terminal structure of an axon that does not end at a synapse |
free nerve ending | microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor |
nerve nervus | any bundle of nerve fibers running to various organs and tissues of the body |
motor nerve efferent nerve efferent | a nerve that conveys impulses toward or to muscles or glands |
sensory nerve afferent nerve afferent | a nerve that passes impulses from receptors toward or to the central nervous system |
nerve pathway tract nerve tract pathway | a bundle of myelinated nerve fibers following a path through the brain |
cranial nerve | any of the paired nerves that originate in the brain stem |
depressor depressor nerve | any nerve whose activity tends to reduce the activity or tone of the body part it serves |
olfactory nerve nervii olfactorii first cranial nerve | a collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa |
optic nerve nervus opticus second cranial nerve optic tract | the cranial nerve that serves the retina |
oculomotor oculomotor nerve nervus oculomotorius third cranial nerve | supplies extrinsic muscles of the eye |
trochlear trochlear nerve trochlearis fourth cranial nerve | either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes |
trigeminal trigeminal nerve trigeminus nervus trigeminus fifth cranial nerve | the main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication |
abducent abducent nerve abducens abducens nerve nervus abducens sixth cranial nerve | a small motor nerve supplying the lateral rectus muscle of the eye |
facial facial nerve nervus facialis seventh cranial nerve | cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles |
acoustic nerve auditory nerve vestibulocochlear nerve nervus vestibulocochlearis eighth cranial nerve | a composite sensory nerve supplying the hair cells of the vestibular organ and the hair cells of the cochlea |
glossopharyngeal nerve nervus glossopharyngeus ninth cranial nerve | sensory nerve to the pharynx and back of the tongue, motor fibers innervate muscles that elevate the pharynx and larynx, includes parasympathetic fibers to the otic ganglion |
vagus vagus nerve nervus vagus pneumogastric pneumogastric nerve tenth cranial nerve wandering nerve | a mixed nerve that supplies the pharynx and larynx and lungs and heart and esophagus and stomach and most of the abdominal viscera |
accessory nerve spinal accessory nervus accessorius eleventh cranial nerve | arises from two sets of roots (cranial and spinal) that unite to form the nerve |
hypoglossal hypoglossal nerve nervus hypoglosus twelfth cranial nerve | supplies intrinsic muscles of the tongue and other tongue muscles |
spinal cord medulla spinalis | a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain, a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region |
radial nerve nervus radialis musculospiral nerve | largest branch of the brachial plexus, extends down the humerus to the lateral epicondyle where it divides into one branch that goes to the skin on the back of the hand and another that goes to the underlying extensor muscles |
splanchnic nerve | any of several nerves of the sympathetic part of the autonomic nervous system that innervate viscera and blood vessels |
solar plexus coeliac plexus plexus celiacus abdominal nerve plexus | a large plexus of sympathetic nerves in the abdomen behind the stomach |
umbilical cord umbilical | membranous duct connecting the fetus with the placenta |
spermatic cord | a structure resembling a cord that suspends the testis within the scrotum and contains the vas deferens and other vessels and nerves |
vocal cord vocal fold vocal band plica vocalis | either of two pairs of folds of mucous membrane projecting into the larynx |
false vocal cord false vocal fold superior vocal cord ventricular fold vestibular fold | either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization |
true vocal cord true vocal fold inferior vocal cord inferior vocal fold | either of the two lower vocal folds that come together to form the glottis, produce a vocal tone when they are approximated and air from the lungs passes between them |