Phrase guide

central nervous system

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brain stem, and spinal cord.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

Examples

  • Near-synonym: neuraxis (sometimes synonymous)

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: cerebrospinal axis, CNS, systema nervosum centrale, neuraxis

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: CNS, systema nervosum centrale

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: system

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

34 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bengali: কেন্দ্রীয় স্নায়ুতন্ত্র (kendriẏo snaẏutontro) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Chinese Cantonese: 中樞神經系統 /中枢神经系统 (zung1 syu1 san4 ging1 hai6 tung2) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Chinese: 中樞神經系統 /中枢神经系统 (tiong-chhu sîn-keng hē-thóng) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Chinese Mandarin: 中樞神經系統 /中枢神经系统 (zhōngshū shénjīng xìtǒng) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Czech: centrální nervová soustava — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Danish: centralnervesystem — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Dutch: centraal zenuwstelsel — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Esperanto: centra nerva sistemo — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Estonian: kesknärvisüsteem — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Finnish: keskushermosto — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • French: système nerveux central — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Galician: sistema nervioso central — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • German: Zentralnervensystem — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Greek: κεντρικό νευρικό σύστημα (kentrikó nevrikó sýstima) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Hungarian: központi idegrendszer — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Icelandic: miðtaugakerfi — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Indonesian: sistem saraf pusat — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Italian: sistema nervoso centrale — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Japanese: 中枢神経系 (chūsū shinkeikei) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Kazakh: орталық жүйке жүйесі (ortalyq jüike jüiesı) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Korean: 중추신경계통 (jungchusin'gyeonggyetong) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Northern Kurdish: demarekoendama navendî — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Kyrgyz: борбордук нерв системасы (borborduk nerv sisteması) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Latin: systema nervosum centrale — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Polish: ośrodkowy układ nerwowy — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Portuguese: sistema nervoso central — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Romanian: sistem nervos central — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Russian: центра́льная не́рвная систе́ма (centrálʹnaja nérvnaja sistéma) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Spanish: sistema nervioso central — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Swedish: centrala nervsystemet — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Tamil: மைய நரம்பு மண்டலம் (maiya narampu maṇṭalam) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Thai: ระบบประสาทกลาง (rá-bòp-bprà-sàat-glaang) — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Turkish: merkezî sinir sistemi — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord
  • Vietnamese: hệ thần kinh trung ương — that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord