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
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Lisa Jhung, Outside Online, 20 Apr. 2025
The virus affects the central nervous system, ultimately causing brain dysfunction.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 27 Mar. 2025
Rabies is a fatal but preventable viral disease that primarily affects the central nervous system, according to the CDC.
—Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 27 Mar. 2025
My son Jack was diagnosed in 2022 with retinoblastoma, a malignant childhood cancer of the central nervous system that originates and grows in the eye.
—Dayna Copeland, The Mercury News, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Central nervous system.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/central%20nervous%20system. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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