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CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
Synonyms:
central nervous system; CNS; systema nervosum centrale
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("central nervous system" is a kind of...):
system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)
Meronyms (parts of "central nervous system"):
glia; neuroglia (sustentacular tissue that surrounds and supports neurons in the central nervous system; glial and neural cells together compose the tissue of the central nervous system)
brain; encephalon (that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord)
corticospinal tract; pyramidal motor system; pyramidal tract (any of the important motor nerves on each side of the central nervous system that run from the sensorimotor areas of the cortex through the brainstem to motor neurons of the cranial nerve nuclei and the ventral root of the spinal cord)
medulla spinalis; spinal cord (a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)
Meronyms (substance of "central nervous system"):
substantia alba; white matter (whitish nervous tissue of the CNS consisting of neurons and their myelin sheaths)
Holonyms ("central nervous system" is a part of...):
nervous system; systema nervosum (the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells)
Context examples:
The active principal metabolite of phenacetin, acetaminophen appears to inhibit prostaglandin biosynthesis in the central nervous system and less in peripheral tissues.
(Acetaminophen/Diphenhydramine, NCI Thesaurus)
Desglymidodrine diffuses poorly across the blood-brain barrier, and is therefore not associated with effects on the central nervous system (CNS).
(Midodrine, NCI Thesaurus)
An oligodendroglial tumor of the central nervous system occurring in adults.
(Adult Oligodendroglial Tumor, NCI Thesaurus)
An agent that exerts a physiologic effect on neurotransmission or on any anatomic entity that is part of the nervous system, including the central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral nervous system (PNS).
(Agent Affecting Nervous System, NCI Thesaurus)
An amphetamine with central nervous system (CNS) stimulating activity.
(Methamphetamine, NCI Thesaurus)
Methyldopa is a prodrug and is metabolized in the central nervous system.
(Methyldopa, NCI Thesaurus)
Amphetamine appears to exert its central nervous system (CNS) and peripheral effects indirectly by inducing the release of biogenic amines from their storage sites in nerve terminals.
(Amphetamine, NCI Thesaurus)
The CB-2 receptor is expressed mainly in cells of the immune system and appears to modulate immune functions, but not to be involved in the effects of cannabinoids in the central nervous system.
(Anandamide Metabolism Pathway, NCI Thesaurus/BIOCARTA)
Crossing the blood brain barrier, aprepitant binds selectively to the human substance P/neurokinin 1 receptor in the central nervous system (CNS), thereby inhibiting receptor binding of endogenous substance P and substance P-induced emesis.
(Aprepitant, NCI Thesaurus)
Inhalation exposure to this substance irritates the nose and throat and affects the central nervous system.
(Methylene Chloride, NCI Thesaurus)
