central nervous system
nounDefinition of central nervous system
: 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
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The referendum was a symptom as much as a cause of the internal revolution: the Rousseauan palsy had already entered the party’s central nervous system. — The Economist, "Long live the Tory revolution!," 1 Aug. 2019 In a laboratory setting, researchers at Rapid7 were able to hack what's essentially a plane's electronic central nervous system, allowing them to send the erroneous commands. — Kris Van Cleave, CBS News, "DHS issues hacking security alert for small planes," 30 July 2019 Like other benzodiazepines drugs, zolpidem stimulates and binds to GABA receptors, which send messages to the central nervous system, explains Tom Roth, Ph.D., director, Henry Ford Hospital Sleep Disorders and Research Centre. — Cory Stieg, refinery29.com, "Does Taking Ambien Really Cause Memory Loss?," 15 July 2019 For about 1% of people who get the disease, the infection travels from their lungs to additional body parts, such as the skin, bones and joints, or central nervous system. — Maggie O'neill, Health.com, "Valley Fever Fungus Caused the Huge Lesion on This Man’s Tongue," 5 June 2019 Multiple sclerosis is a disease of the central nervous system that affects a person’s brain and spinal cord, slowing down or blocking communication between the brain and the body. — Ben Kesslen, NBC News, "Selma Blair updates fans, won't let multiple sclerosis 'define' her," 26 July 2019 The symptoms can vary, but with the central nervous system compromised, athletes can experience dizziness, fatigue, headaches, seizures and nausea. — Rick Maese, courant.com, "Extreme heat is changing sports, from the Olympics to local races," 15 July 2019 In fact, hints of it have been uncovered in the development of the neural tube in vertebrates, the precursor of their central nervous system — which would call for a very different underlying mechanism. — Quanta Magazine, "The Math That Tells Cells What They Are," 13 Mar. 2019 The discovery of ketch-like protein 11 actually started about 20 years ago at the Mayo Clinic, where doctors run a national program for studying autoimmune disorders that specifically affect the brain and central nervous system. — Erin Allday, SFChronicle.com, "Rare disease discovery: Antibodies fighting cancer go on to attack brain," 14 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'central nervous system.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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