central nervous system
central nervous system noun: in vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord.
Noun
central nervous system (plural central nervous systems)
- In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord.
- Near-synonym: neuraxis (sometimes synonymous)
- Synonyms:
- cerebrospinal axis, CNS, systema nervosum centrale, neuraxis
central nervous system meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Telugu and Kannada
central nervous system in Tamil
- that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
- மைய நரம்பு மண்டலம் maiya narampu maṇṭalam
central nervous system in Bengali
- that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
- কেন্দ্রীয় স্নায়ুতন্ত্র kendriẏo snaẏutontro
central nervous system in Telugu
- central nervous system
- కేంద్ర నాడీమండలము kēndra nāḍīmaṇḍalamu
central nervous system in Kannada
- ಕೇಂದ್ರ ನರಮಂಡಲ, ಕೇಂದ್ರ ನರವ್ಯೂಹ
More languagesFewer languages
- central nervous system in Indonesian
- sistem saraf pusat
- central nervous system in Thai
- ระบบประสาทกลาง rá-bòp-bprà-sàat-glaang
- central nervous system in Vietnamese
- hệ thần kinh trung ương
Synonyms of central nervous system
Forms of central nervous system
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Questions about central nervous system
- What does central nervous system mean?
- Central nervous system means in vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord.
- What is central nervous system in Tamil?
- Central nervous system in Tamil is மைய நரம்பு மண்டலம் (maiya narampu maṇṭalam). See Central nervous system meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is central nervous system?
- Central nervous system is a noun.
- What is the plural of central nervous system?
- The plural of central nervous system is central nervous systems.
Words near central nervous system in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: central nervous system (page history and authors); కేంద్ర నాడీమండలము (Telugu) (page history and authors); central nervous system (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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