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central nervous system

noun

  1. the part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord.


central nervous system

noun

  1. the mass of nerve tissue that controls and coordinates the activities of an animal. In vertebrates it consists of the brain and spinal cord CNS Compare autonomic nervous system
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

central nervous system

  1. The part of the nervous system in vertebrate animals that consists of the brain and spinal cord.

central nervous system

  1. The brain and spinal cord . ( See nervous system ).
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Origin of central nervous system1

First recorded in 1890–95
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