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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.
中枢神経の働き。
The function of the central nervous system.
この薬は中枢神経に作用する。
This medicine acts on the central nervous system.
脳と脊髄を合わせて中枢神経系と呼ぶ。
The brain and spinal cord together are called the central nervous system.
A medical and biological term referring to the brain (脳) and spinal cord (脊髄) taken together. 中枢 means "center" or "core," and 神経 means "nerve," so the literal meaning is "central nerve(s)." The term is commonly used in discussions of medicine, pharmacology, and physiology.
COMMON COLLOCATIONS:
- 中枢神経系: the central nervous system (as a system)
- 中枢神経に作用する: to act on the central nervous system
- 中枢神経を抑制する: to suppress the central nervous system
- 中枢神経の障害: damage to the central nervous system
RELATED TERMS:
- 末梢神経: peripheral nervous system — the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord
- 自律神経: autonomic nervous system — controls involuntary functions
- 神経系: nervous system (as a whole)
- 脳: brain
- 脊髄: spinal cord