Body System
central nervous system

cen·tral nerv·ous sys·tem [ sen-trul ner-vus sis-tem ]
Subclass of:
Nervous system
Definitions related to central nervous system:
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(neuraxis) Organ with organ cavity which consists of gray matter and white matter. Examples: There is only one neuraxis.Digital AnatomistUniversity of Washington, 2003
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(neuraxis) Organ with organ cavity, each instance of which has as its direct parts some brain and spinal cord.Foundational Model of AnatomyUniversity of Washington, 2017
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Main information processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.CRISP ThesaurusNational Institutes of Health, 2006
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The brain, brainstem, and spinal cord.Harvard Dictionary of Health TermsHarvard Medical Publishing, 2011
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The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.NLM Medical Subject HeadingsU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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The nervous system is organized into two parts: the central nervous system, which consists of the brain and the spinal cord, and the peripheral nervous system, which connects the central nervous system to the rest of the body. An image depicting the central nervous system can be seen below.WebMD, 2019
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