nervestrands
nounUK /ˈnɜːv strændz/
US /ˈnɜːrv strændz/
Tiny thread-like parts inside your body that carry messages to and from your brain.
The doctor explained that nervestrands help you feel things when you touch them.
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2. Thin strands or fibers that make up a nerve.
Under the microscope, the nervestrands looked like fine threads.
3. Figurative: sources of courage or strength that support a person.
Her friends were the nervestrands that kept her going through hard times.
4. The delicate connecting parts of a network or system.
The nervestrands of the city's transport system are its bus and train lines.