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 | ||