Central Nervous System

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
CNS
Pronunciation
/ˈsɛntrəl ˈnərvəs ˈsɪstəm/
Category
Medical
Related Field
Oncology

Examples in Context

  1. He's taking a dangerous drug : it acts very fast on the central nervous system
  2. Iron is important to the development of a baby's brain and central nervous system.
  3. In this course, the central nervous system is studied through its development.
  4. The central nervous system of the body includes the brain and the spinal cord.
  5. He has Parkinson's Disease-a degenerative disease of the central nervous system.

Other meanings of CNS

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Consolidated Stores Corporation Business
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Cornerian Naval Ship Computing
Constrained Non-linear System Academic
College of Natural Sciences Academic
Chinese National Standard Gov
Crystallographic and NMR (Nuclear Magnetic Resonance) System Medical