Medical Term:
nervous
Pronunciation: ner′vŭs
Definition:
- Relating to a nerve or the nerves.
- Easily excited or agitated; suffering from mental or emotional instability; tense or anxious.
- Formerly, denoting a temperament characterized by excessive mental and physical alertness, rapid pulse, excitability, often volubility, but not always fixity of purpose.
[L. nervosus]
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