central nervous system

noun

: the part of the nervous system which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out, and which coordinates the activity of the entire nervous system compare peripheral nervous system

Examples of central nervous system in a Sentence

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This leads to inflammation throughout your body, including in your central nervous system (your brain and spinal cord). —Jillian Kubala, Rd, Health, 8 Jan. 2025

This could allow therapies that were previously ineffective — due to their inability to cross the blood-brain barrier to reach their target in the central nervous system — to directly target tissues. —Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 31 Dec. 2024

More than 13% of revenue comes from pharmaceutical intermediaries used in drugs to battle cardiovascular and central nervous system diseases, in addition to cancer medications. —Anu Raghunathan, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024

The drug also modifies how pain signals are processed in the central nervous system, and is also often prescribed to treat neuropathic pain caused by conditions such as diabetes, fibromyalgia and chronic musculoskeletal pain. —Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024

Word History

First Known Use

1826, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

central nervous system

noun

: the part of the nervous system that in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord

Medical Definition

central nervous system

noun

: the part of the nervous system which in vertebrates consists of the brain and spinal cord, to which sensory impulses are transmitted and from which motor impulses pass out, and which supervises and coordinates the activity of the entire nervous system compare autonomic nervous system, peripheral nervous system