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1. A center that provides information and control
   "the nerve center of the diamond industry is in Amsterdam";
   - nerve centre [Brit, Cdn]
    
2. A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
   "in most people the speech nerve center is in the left hemisphere";
   - center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], nerve centre [Brit, Cdn]

Derived forms: nerve centers

Type of: center [US], centre [Brit, Cdn], neural structure

Encyclopedia: Nerve center