Definition

Noun: The central nervous system (CNS), comprising the brain and the spinal cord. It is the primary processing center for the entire nervous system, integrating sensory information and coordinating the body's voluntary and involuntary activities.

Usage

• The systema nervosum centrale is protected by bony structures: the skull and the vertebral column.
• Damage to the systema nervosum centrale can result in severe, often permanent, neurological deficits.
• The study focuses on how infections can affect the developing systema nervosum centrale.

Advanced Usage

• In medical/biological taxonomy: The term systema nervosum centrale is the formal Latin nomenclature used in scientific classification and anatomical terminology to precisely denote this specific system.
  • The diagnosis indicated a lesion within the systema nervosum centrale.

Variants and Related Words

• Central Nervous System (CNS): The common English term and direct synonym for .
• Peripheral Nervous System (PNS): The part of the nervous system outside the , consisting of nerves and ganglia.

Synonyms

• Central Nervous System (CNS)
• Neuraxis (in some neurological contexts)

Related Phrases

• CNS disorder: A medical condition affecting the brain or spinal cord.
• CNS depressant: A substance that reduces activity in the central nervous system.

Noun

1. the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord