Nerviosas

Nerviosas is the feminine plural form of the Spanish adjective nervioso. The term has two principal senses: it can describe something related to nerves or the nervous system, and it can indicate a state of nervousness or anxiety. When used to describe people or things, nerviosas agrees in gender and number with the noun it modifies, such as las personas nerviosas or reacciones nerviosas.

Etymology: nervioso derives from Latin nervosus, itself from nervus "nerve." The feminine form nerviosa and the plural nerviosas come from standard Spanish gender and number inflection.

Usage and nuances: In medical or biological language, nervioso often refers to the nervous system or nerves, as in tejido nervioso (nervous tissue) or sistema nervioso. In everyday or psychological contexts, nervioso denotes temperament or mood (someone who is easily tense or worried). The feminine plural nerviosas is used with feminine nouns, or groups identified as feminine, such as las personas nerviosas or las pacientes nerviosas; with masculine nouns, the corresponding form is nerviosos.

Examples: Las mujeres nerviosas suelen buscar técnicas de relajación. Las pacientes nerviosas mostraron signos de ansiedad. En un informe médico, se puede encontrar tejido nervioso, no nervioso, dependiendo del contexto.

See also: sistema nervioso.