nerve net

noun

a diffuse branching network of nerve cells connecting the sensory and muscular cells of coelenterates and primitive flatworms.

Origin of nerve net

First recorded in 1900–05

Words nearby nerve net

nerve gas, nerve graft, nerve growth factor, nerve growth factor antiserum, nerve impulse, nerve net, nerve of pterygoid canal, nerve of tensor muscle of soft palate, nerve of tensor tympani muscle, nerve plexus, nerve root