Synonyms for central nervous system
cen·tral ner·vous sys·tem

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1. central nervous systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum centrale, cerebrospinal axis, CNS

2. central nervous systemnoun

   In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.

   Synonyms:
   cerebrospinal axis, systema nervosum centrale, CNS

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1. central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centralenoun

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

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum centrale

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1. Emma Ross:

   We adapted the central nervous system to be OK with not stopping exercise at those( normal) levels, to be more tolerant of high intensity, in an untrained person the system is quite conservative but shifts as you train.

2. David Gruber:

   These catsharks live on the ocean bottom, yet we don't see any biofouling or growth, so this could help explain yet another amazing feature of shark skin, this study opens new questions related to potential function of biofluorescence in central nervous system signaling, resilience to microbial infections, and photoprotection.

3. Denis Viljoen:

   90% of all outcomes from drinking during pregnancy affect the baby's central nervous system, it's a disability that remains throughout life.

4. Dyan Hes:

   So most of the drugs on the market that are appetite suppressants or work on the appetite regulatory system have some kind of central nervous system side effect, because any time you affect any neurotransmitter in the brain regarding appetite, there's always going to be another systemic effect of some system, whether it's moodiness or it can affect depression or it can affect headaches, this is really, clearly just focused on the physicality of being more full.

5. Jaime Mass:

   Components found in ginger, such as galanolactone, may act via the central nervous system to affect serotonin levels and alleviate nausea, in fact, the compound acts on the same pathway as some common anti-nausea remedies.