中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)

ちゅうすうしんけい
noun
central nervous system
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1. central nervous system
The part of the nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord, which integrates sensory information and coordinates the activity of the body.
中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)の働(はたら)き。
The function of the central nervous system.
この薬(くすり)は中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)に作用(さよう)する。
This medicine acts on the central nervous system.
脳(のう)と脊髄(せきずい)を合(あ)わせて中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)系(けい)と呼(よ)ぶ。
The brain and spinal cord together are called the central nervous system.

A medical and biological term referring to the brain (脳(のう)) and spinal cord (脊髄(せきずい)) taken together. 中枢(ちゅうすう) means "center" or "core," and 神経(しんけい) means "nerve," so the literal meaning is "central nerve(s)." The term is commonly used in discussions of medicine, pharmacology, and physiology.

Common collocations

  • 中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)系(けい): the central nervous system (as a system)
  • 中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)に作用(さよう)する: to act on the central nervous system
  • 中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)を抑制(よくせい)する: to suppress the central nervous system
  • 中枢神経(ちゅうすうしんけい)の障害(しょうがい): damage to the central nervous system

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Related: 末梢神経(まっしょうしんけい) (peripheral nervous system)
Related: 自律神経(じりつしんけい) (autonomic nervous system)
Related: 神経系(しんけいけい) (nervous system)
Related: 脳(のう) (brain)
Related: 脊髄(せきずい) (spinal cord)
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Added 2026.4.11 21:54 · Revised 2026.9.2 13:02
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