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nerve center

 
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–noun
1. a group of nerve cells closely connected with one another and acting together in the performance of some function.
2. a source of information, authority, action, etc.: The communications room is the nerve center of a battleship.
Origin:
1865–70
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nerve center  
n.  

  1. A group of closely connected nerve cells that perform a specific function.

  2. A source of power or control: Our Boston office is the nerve center of the corporation.

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: nerve center
Function: noun
: CENTER
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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