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Webster 1913 Edition


nervine

nerv′ine

(nẽrv′ĭn; 277)
Adj.
[L.
nervinus
made of sinews: cf.F.
nervin
. See
Nerve
.]
(Med.)
Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.
Noun.
A nervine agent.

Webster 1828 Edition


Nervine

NERVINE

,
Adj.
That has the quality of relieving in disorders of the nerves.

NERVINE

,
Noun.
A medicine that affords relief from disorders of the nerves.

Definition 2024


nervine

nervine

English

Adjective

nervine (not comparable)

  1. (medicine) Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.

Noun

nervine (plural nervines)

  1. A drug or substance that acts upon the nerves.

References

  • nervine in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

French

Adjective

nervine

  1. feminine singular of nervin

Italian

Adjective

nervine f pl

  1. feminine plural of nervino

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