Concept information
Preferred term
Central Nervous System
Type
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Topical Descriptor
Broader concept
Narrower concepts
Entry terms
- Axi, Cerebrospinal
- Axis, Cerebrospinal
- Cerebrospinal Axi
- Cerebrospinal Axis
Note
- prefer BRAIN or SPINAL CORD; "CNS effects" or "central effects" of drugs in texts usually means BRAIN /drug eff, not CNS /drug eff
Scope note
- The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
In other languages
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Finnish
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central nervous system
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CNS
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pars centralis systematis nervosi
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systema nervosum centrale
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Swedish
URI
http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D002490
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