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somatic nervous system

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from the central nervous system to skeletal muscles, and from receptors of external stimuli, thereby mediating sight, hearing and touch.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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  • German: somatisches Nervensystem — part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
  • Greek: σωματικό νευρικό σύστημα (somatikó nevrikó sýstima) — part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
  • Hungarian: szomatikus idegrendszer — part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
  • Icelandic: viljastýrða taugakerfi — part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
  • Northern Kurdish: demarekoendama laşî — part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles
  • Romanian: sistem nervos somatic — part of the peripheral nervous system that transmits signals from central nervous system to skeletal muscles