central nervous system
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central nervous system
noun central nervous systems
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In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord.
Near-synonym: neuraxis (sometimes synonymous)
Similar: cerebrospinal axis, CNS, systema nervosum centrale, neuraxis, central nervous system
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noun that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
| Español | sistema nervioso central |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 중추신경계통 jungchusin'gyeonggyetong |
| 日本語 | 中枢神経系 chūsū shinkeikei |
| 中文 | 中樞神經系統 /中枢神经系统 zhōngshū shénjīng xìtǒng |
| Português | sistema nervoso central |
| Français | système nerveux central |
| Deutsch | Zentralnervensystem |
| Italiano | sistema nervoso centrale |
| Ελληνικά | κεντρικό νευρικό σύστημα kentrikó nevrikó sýstima |
| Română | sistem nervos central |
| Русский | центра́льная не́рвная систе́ма centrálʹnaja nérvnaja sistéma |
| Tiếng Việt | hệ thần kinh trung ương |
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title = {central nervous system},
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