nervous system
71central nervous system — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms central nervous system : singular central nervous system plural central nervous systems medical the part of your nervous system that consists of your brain and your spinal cord …
72autonomic nervous system — n. the part of the nervous system that is responsible for control and regulation of the involuntary bodily functions, including those of the heart, blood vessels, visceral smooth muscles, and glands: it consists of the sympathetic system which,… …
73parasympathetic nervous system — one of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system, having fibres that leave the central nervous system from the brain and the lower portion of the spinal cord and are distributed to blood vessels, glands, and the majority of internal… …
74parasympathetic nervous system — one of the two divisions of the autonomic nervous system, having fibres that leave the central nervous system from the brain and the lower portion of the spinal cord and are distributed to blood vessels, glands, and the majority of internal… …
75central nervous system — n. the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord; abbreviated {CNS}. Syn: CNS. [WordNet 1.5] …
76autonomic nervous system — noun Date: 1898 a part of the vertebrate nervous system that innervates smooth and cardiac muscle and glandular tissues and governs involuntary actions (as secretion and peristalsis) and that consists of the sympathetic nervous system and the… …
77central nervous system — noun Date: circa 1907 the part of the nervous system which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out, and which coordinates the activity of the entire… …
78peripheral nervous system — noun Date: 1896 the part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system and comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic nerve, the spinal nerves, and the autonomic nervous system …
79Central nervous system infection — Central nervous system infections are those infections of the central nervous system (CNS).There are four main causes of infections of the nervous system: bacterial, viral, fungal and protozoal. Bacterial infections can be pyogenic infections ( e …
80Central nervous system disease — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D002493 Central nervous system disease can affect either the spinal cord or brain of the central nervous… …
