ALL meanings of central nervous system
cen·tral nerv·ous sys·tem
C c - countable noun central nervous system Your central nervous system is the part of your nervous system that consists of the brain and spinal cord. 3
- noun central nervous system the mass of nerve tissue that controls and coordinates the activities of an animal. In vertebrates it consists of the brain and spinal cord 3
- noun central nervous system the brain and spinal cord of a vertebrate 3
- noun central nervous system the part of the nervous system comprising the brain and spinal cord. 1
- noun central nervous system (neuroanatomy) In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord. 0