Synonyms for central nervous system
cen·tral ner·vous sys·tem

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1. central nervous systemnoun

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum centrale, cerebrospinal axis, CNS

2. central nervous systemnoun

   In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.

   Synonyms:
   cerebrospinal axis, systema nervosum centrale, CNS

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1. central nervous system, CNS, systema nervosum centralenoun

   the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord

   Synonyms:
   systema nervosum centrale

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1. Jaime Mass:

   Components found in ginger, such as galanolactone, may act via the central nervous system to affect serotonin levels and alleviate nausea, in fact, the compound acts on the same pathway as some common anti-nausea remedies.

2. Lawrence Kobilinsky:

   Fentanyl, especially, is a very potent central nervous system depressant.

3. Marc LaRochelle:

   But the other thing [opioids] can do is cause central nervous system depression, and they can decrease your respiratory rate.

4. Monica Perez:

   They're different in terms of the way to activate the central nervous system, but the overall outcome is similar.

5. Dyan Hes:

   So most of the drugs on the market that are appetite suppressants or work on the appetite regulatory system have some kind of central nervous system side effect, because any time you affect any neurotransmitter in the brain regarding appetite, there's always going to be another systemic effect of some system, whether it's moodiness or it can affect depression or it can affect headaches, this is really, clearly just focused on the physicality of being more full.