tension | the action of stretching something tight, tension holds the belt in the pulleys |
nervous tissue nerve tissue | tissue composed of neurons |
nervous system systema nervosum | the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells |
central nervous system CNS systema nervosum centrale | the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord |
peripheral nervous system systema nervosum periphericum | the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord |
autonomic nervous system ANS | the part of the nervous system of vertebrates that controls involuntary actions of the smooth muscles and heart and glands |
sympathetic nervous system | originates in the thoracic regions of the spinal cord, opposes physiological effects of the parasympathetic: reduces digestive secretions, speeds the heart, contracts blood vessels |
parasympathetic nervous system parasympathetic | originates in the brain stem and lower part of the spinal cord, opposes physiological effects of the sympathetic nervous system: stimulates digestive secretions, slows the heart, constricts the pupils, dilates blood vessels |
nerve impulse nervous impulse neural impulse impulse | the electrical discharge that travels along a nerve fiber, they demonstrated the transmission of impulses from the cortex to the hypothalamus |
tension | (physics) a stress that produces an elongation of an elastic physical body, the direction of maximum tension moves asymptotically toward the direction of the shear |
surface tension | a phenomenon at the surface of a liquid caused by intermolecular forces |
interfacial tension interfacial surface tension | surface tension at the surface separating two non-miscible liquids |
latent hostility tension | feelings of hostility that are not manifest, he could sense her latent hostility to him, the diplomats' first concern was to reduce international tensions |
tension | a balance between and interplay of opposing elements or tendencies (especially in art or literature), there is a tension created between narrative time and movie time, there is a tension between these approaches to understanding history |
nervous breakdown | a severe or incapacitating emotional disorder |
nervous exhaustion nervous prostration | an emotional disorder that leaves you exhausted and unable to work |
nervous disorder neurological disorder neurological disease | a disorder of the nervous system |
normal tension glaucoma | glaucoma that results from damage to the optic nerve although the intraocular pressure is normal |
tension headache | a headache located at the back of the head, usually caused by body tension resulting from overwork or psychological stress |
strain mental strain nervous strain | (psychology) nervousness resulting from mental stress, his responsibilities were a constant strain, the mental strain of staying alert hour after hour was too much for him |
tension tenseness stress | (psychology) a state of mental or emotional strain or suspense, he suffered from fatigue and emotional tension, stress is a vasoconstrictor |
tension tensity tenseness tautness | the physical condition of being stretched or strained, it places great tension on the leg muscles, he could feel the tenseness of her body |
skittish flighty spooky nervous | unpredictably excitable (especially of horses) |
aflutter nervous | excited in anticipation |
high-tension | subjected to or capable of operating under relatively high voltage, high-tension wire |
low-tension low-voltage | subjected to or capable of operating under relative low voltage |
nervous | easily agitated, a nervous addict, a nervous thoroughbred |
anxious nervous queasy uneasy unquiet | causing or fraught with or showing anxiety, spent an anxious night waiting for the test results, cast anxious glances behind her, those nervous moments before takeoff, an unquiet mind |
nervous neural | of or relating to the nervous system, nervous disease, neural disorder |