central nervous system

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central nervous system - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  central nervous system \central nervous system\ n.
     the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of
     the brain and spinal cord; -- abbreviated CNS.
  
     Syn: CNS.
          [WordNet 1.5]

central nervous system - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  central nervous system
      n 1: the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of
           the brain and spinal cord [syn: central nervous system,
           CNS, systema nervosum centrale]