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Webster 1913 Edition

(nẽrv′ĭn; 277)

Adj.

[L.

nervinus

made of sinews: cf.F.

nervin

. See

(Med.)

Having the quality of acting upon or affecting the nerves; quieting nervous excitement.

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Noun.

A nervine agent.

Adj.

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

Noun.

A medicine that affords relief from disorders of the nerves.