See Also: Central nervous system(medicine)
Central Nervous System(health)
Central nervous system (CNS)(health)
CNS (central nervous system)(health)
central nervous system(dictionary)
central nervous system stimulants(medicine)
central nervous system depressants(medicine)
central nervous system agents(medicine)
central nervous system infections(medicine)
central nervous system neoplasms(medicine)

Central nervous system (medicine)


central nervous system
<anatomy, neurology> Pertaining to the brain, cranial nerves and spinal cord. It does not include muscles or peripheral nerves.

In invertebrates, the central nervous system is composed of the segmental ganglia of the ventral nerve cord together with the fused ganglia or brain at the anterior end.

Acronym: CNS