central nervous system
English
A diagram showing the CNS:
1. Brain
2. Central nervous system
(brain and spinal cord)
3. Spinal cord
1. Brain
2. Central nervous system
(brain and spinal cord)
3. Spinal cord
Noun
central nervous system (plural central nervous systems)
- (neuroanatomy) In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.
- Synonyms: CNS, cerebrospinal axis, systema nervosum centrale
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Translations
that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
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