English noun: CNS | |||
1. | CNS (body) the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord | ||
Synonyms | central nervous system, systema nervosum centrale | ||
Broader (hypernym) | system | ||
Part holonym | brain, corticospinal tract, encephalon, glia, medulla spinalis, neuroglia, pyramidal motor system, pyramidal tract, spinal cord | ||
Part meronym | nervous system, systema nervosum | ||
Substance holonym | substantia alba, white matter | ||