peripheral nervous system

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• peripheral nervous system — n the part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system and comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic nerve, the spinal nerves, and the autonomic nervous system * * * (PNS) the part of the nervous system consisting of… …   Medical dictionary

• Peripheral nervous system — The peripheral nervous system (PNS) resides or extends outside the central nervous system (CNS), which consists of the brain and spinal cord. The main function of the PNS is to connect the CNS to the limbs and organs. Unlike the central nervous… …   Wikipedia

• peripheral nervous system — periferinė nervų sistema statusas T sritis Kūno kultūra ir sportas apibrėžtis Nervų sistemos dalis, kurią sudaro nervai, nervų šaknelės, nerviniai rezginiai ir mazgai (ganglijai), ryšiui tarp CNS ir atskirų žmogaus organų bei audinių reguliuoti.… …   Sporto terminų žodynas

• peripheral nervous system — nervous structures such as ganglia outside the central nervous system …   Dictionary of ichthyology

• Peripheral nervous system (PNS) — That portion of the nervous system that is outside the brain and spinal cord. The peripheral nervous system (PNS) is one of the two major divisions of the nervous system. The other is the central nervous system (CNS) which is made up of the brain …   Medical dictionary

• peripheral nervous system — noun Physiology, Anatomy a system of nerves and ganglia leading from the spinal cord and brain (the central nervous system) to the organs of the body, conveying sensory information from within and outside the body to the central nervous system… …  

• peripheral nervous system — noun Date: 1896 the part of the nervous system that is outside the central nervous system and comprises the cranial nerves excepting the optic nerve, the spinal nerves, and the autonomic nervous system …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• peripheral nervous system — all parts of the nervous system lying outside the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It includes the cranial nerves and spinal nerves and their branches, which link the receptors and effector organs with the brain and spinal cord.… …   Medical dictionary

• peripheral nervous system — all parts of the nervous system lying outside the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord). It includes the cranial nerves and spinal nerves and their branches, which link the receptors and effector organs with the brain and spinal cord.… …   The new mediacal dictionary

• peripheral nervous system — noun the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord • Syn: ↑systema nervosum periphericum • Hypernyms: ↑system • Part Holonyms: ↑nervous system, ↑systema nervosum …   Useful english dictionary

• peripheral nervous system — noun The part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system. Syn: systema nervosum periphericum …   Wiktionary