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Central Nervous System
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Central Nervous System That part of the nervous system that includes exclusively the bone encased brain and the spinal cord, as opposed to the outlying peripheral nervous system, consisting of the somatic nervous system, which governs usually voluntary musculo-skeletal reactions and the autonomic nervous system, which controls usually involuntary visceral, homeostatic, glandular and circulatory activity.
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Bone
Bone refers either to a hardened connective tissue or to one of the individual structures, or organs, into which it is formed, found in many animals. Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the skeleton.
Brain
"That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called ""hemispheres."" "
Cord
1. In anatomy, a long ropelike structure. 2. Short for the spinal cord or the umbilical cord.
Peripheral
At or near the surface of the body. Located away from the center structure.
Somatic
Pertaining to the cells and structures of the body, and their function.
Circulatory
Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the adjective "circulatory" need not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. A circulatory problem is taken usually to be a problem with the blood circulation, for example with heart failure.
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Centany
Centany is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): mupirocin.
Centenarian
Someone who is 100 or more years old. Someone 110 years old and over (no upper limit) may also be referred to as a supercentenarian.
Centennial Medical Center
Centennial Medical Center is a hospital in Ashland City, Tennessee (USA).
Centennial Medical center
The Centennial Medical center is a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Center For Cancer Care
The Center For Cancer Care is a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center For Human Appearance
The Center For Human Appearance is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center For Mental Health
The Center For Mental Health is a hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped
The Center for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped is a hospital in Tokyo, Japan.
Center Of Occupational Health
The Center Of Occupational Health is a hospital in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center, trauma
A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma patients with physical injuries. Traumatology is the branch of surgery which deals with trauma patients.
Center-Surround
A type of spatial receptive field structure in which the central region of the receptive field and the Surround portion influence cell activities in different ways e.g. ON-center, OFF-Surround
Centers For Occupational Health
The Centers For Occupational Health is a hospital in Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Centigrade
Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C.
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Centinela Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in Inglewood, California (USA).
Centra Health
The Centra Health is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
Central
In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), central is the opposite of "peripheral" which means away from the center.
Central auditory processing disorder
A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the hearing and intelligence are normal.
Central Baptist Hosptital
Central Baptist Hosptital is a hospital in Lexington, Kentucky (USA).
Central Dupage Health
Central Dupage Health is a hospital in Winfield, Illinois (USA).
Central Kansas Medical Center
Central Kansas Medical Center is a hospital in Great Bend, Kansas (USA).
Central line
A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of the heart.
Central Maine Medical Center
Central Maine Medical Center is a hospital in Lewiston, Maine (USA).
Central Minnesota Heart Center
Central Minnesota Heart Center is a hospital in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (USA).
Central Mississippi Medical Center
Central Mississippi Medical Center is a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi (USA).
Central nervous system (CNS)
Pertaining to the brain, cranial nerves and spinal cord. It does not include muscles or peripheral nerves.
Central retinal artery
The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina.
Central retinal vein
The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye.
Central Texas Medical Center
The Central Texas Medical Center is a hospital in San Marcos, Texas, United States.
Central Trauma Hospital Tirana
The Central Trauma Hospital Tirana is a hospital in Tirana, Albania.
Central Valley Medical Center
The Central Valley Medical Center is a hospital in Nephi, Utah, United States.
Central venous line
A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of the heart.
Central Vermont Medical Center
The Central Vermont Medical Center is a hospital in Barre City, Vermont, United States.
Central vision
Straight-ahead vision. Central vision is the work of the macula, a small area in the center of the retina that contains a rich collection of cones. (The retina is made up of two types of cells, the cones and the rods. Millions of cones are packed into the macula. The cones are nerve cells sensitive to light, fine detail, and color.) Central vision permits a person to read, drive, and perform other activities that require fine, sharp, straight-ahead vision. As opposed to peripheral vision.
CentraState Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center is a hospital in Freehold, New Jersey (USA).
Centrax
Centrax is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): prazepam.
Centre hospitalier de Fleury
The Centre hospitalier de Fleury is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Lachine
The Centre hospitalier de Lachine is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de LaSalle
The Centre hospitalier de LaSalle is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Mont-Sinai
The Centre hospitalier de Mont-Sinai is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Saint Mary
The Centre hospitalier de Saint Mary is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Verdun
The Centre hospitalier de Verdun is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier Richardson
The Centre hospitalier Richardson is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centric-fusion translocation
A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an entire long arm of one acrocentric chromosome with a similarly intact long arm of another acrocentric chromosome. The short arms of the chromosomes participating in the translocation are usually lost.
Centro Hospitalario Internacional Pacifico
The Centro Hospitalario Internacional Pacifico is a hospital in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Centro Medico
The Centro Medico is a hospital in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Centro Sanitario Virgen del Pilar
Centro Sanitario Virgen del Pilar is a hospital in San Sebastian, Basque Country (Spain).
Centromere
The cinched "waist" of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell. The centromere is a uniquely specialized region of the chromosome to which spindle fibers attach during cell division.
Century Drive Rehabilitation Center
The Century Drive Rehabilitation Center is a hospital in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Century Medical Centre
The Century Medical Centre is a hospital in Johor, Malaysia.
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Cimetidine
Known under the brand Tagamet, this anti-histamine is primarily used to inhibit gastric secretions in people with ulcers. Cimitedine also has some weak anti-androgenic and has been used with mixed success for treating Androgenetic Alopecia.
Cyclosporin
An immunosuppressive agent derived from fermentation of a soil fungi.
Catatonia
A psychiatric syndrome of being immobile and unresponsive to sensory stimuli, but not unaware of them.
Catecholamine
One of the biogenic amines, including epinephrine, which is both a hormone (adrenaline) and a neurotransmitter; and dopamine, a neurotransmitter.
Catheterophilia
A paraphilia of the fetishistic/talismanic type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to and contingent on having a catheter inserted up into the urethra.
Central Nervous System
Cerebral cortex
The external gray layer of the brain, the neocortex
Cervix
The neck or neck-like part of an organ; specifically the neck of the lower part of the uterus, or womb, where the vagina and uterus unite.
Chordee
Fixed curvature or tying down of the penis or hypertrophied clitoris as in the hypospadiac birth defect characteristic of various types of hermaphroditism.
Chrematistophilia
A paraphilia of the mercantile/venal type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to, and contingent on being charged or forced to pay, or being robbed by the sexual partner for sexual services.
Chromosomal mosaicism
A chromosomal pattern in which some cells of the body have the standard number of chromosomes (46,XX or 46,XY), and others have more or less, as in 45,X/46,XY (a mosaic variety of Turner's syndrome); or 46,XY/47,XXY (a mosaic variety of Klinefelter's syndrome), and many others.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Bone
Bone refers either to a hardened connective tissue or to one of the individual structures, or organs, into which it is formed, found in many animals. Bones support body structures, protect internal organs, and (in conjunction with muscles) facilitate movement; are also involved with cell formation, calcium metabolism, and mineral storage. The bones of an animal are, collectively, known as the skeleton.
Brain
"That part of the central nervous system that is located within the cranium (skull). The brain functions as the primary receiver, organizer and distributor of information for the body. It has two (right and left) halves called ""hemispheres."" "
Cord
1. In anatomy, a long ropelike structure. 2. Short for the spinal cord or the umbilical cord.
Peripheral
At or near the surface of the body. Located away from the center structure.
Somatic
Pertaining to the cells and structures of the body, and their function.
Circulatory
Having to do with the circulation, the movement of fluid in a regular or circuitous course. Although the adjective "circulatory" need not necessarily refer to the circulation of the blood, for all practical purposes today it does. A circulatory problem is taken usually to be a problem with the blood circulation, for example with heart failure.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Centany
Centany is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): mupirocin.
Centenarian
Someone who is 100 or more years old. Someone 110 years old and over (no upper limit) may also be referred to as a supercentenarian.
Centennial Medical Center
Centennial Medical Center is a hospital in Ashland City, Tennessee (USA).
Centennial Medical center
The Centennial Medical center is a hospital in Nashville, Tennessee, United States.
Center For Cancer Care
The Center For Cancer Care is a hospital in Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center For Human Appearance
The Center For Human Appearance is a hospital in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center For Mental Health
The Center For Mental Health is a hospital in Reading, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped
The Center for the Mentally and Physically Handicapped is a hospital in Tokyo, Japan.
Center Of Occupational Health
The Center Of Occupational Health is a hospital in Murrysville, Pennsylvania, United States.
Center, trauma
A specialized facility in a hospital that is designed to provide diagnostic and treatment services for trauma patients with physical injuries. Traumatology is the branch of surgery which deals with trauma patients.
Center-Surround
A type of spatial receptive field structure in which the central region of the receptive field and the Surround portion influence cell activities in different ways e.g. ON-center, OFF-Surround
Centers For Occupational Health
The Centers For Occupational Health is a hospital in Havertown, Pennsylvania, United States.
Centigrade
Thermometer scale in which the freezing point of water is 0°C and the boiling point of water at sea level is 100°C.
Centinela Hospital Medical Center
Centinela Hospital Medical Center is a hospital in Inglewood, California (USA).
Centra Health
The Centra Health is a hospital in Virginia, United States.
Central
In anatomy and medicine (as elsewhere), central is the opposite of "peripheral" which means away from the center.
Central auditory processing disorder
A condition in which there is an inability to differentiate, recognize or understand sounds while both the hearing and intelligence are normal.
Central Baptist Hosptital
Central Baptist Hosptital is a hospital in Lexington, Kentucky (USA).
Central Dupage Health
Central Dupage Health is a hospital in Winfield, Illinois (USA).
Central Kansas Medical Center
Central Kansas Medical Center is a hospital in Great Bend, Kansas (USA).
Central line
A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of the heart.
Central Maine Medical Center
Central Maine Medical Center is a hospital in Lewiston, Maine (USA).
Central Minnesota Heart Center
Central Minnesota Heart Center is a hospital in Saint Cloud, Minnesota (USA).
Central Mississippi Medical Center
Central Mississippi Medical Center is a hospital in Jackson, Mississippi (USA).
Central nervous system (CNS)
Pertaining to the brain, cranial nerves and spinal cord. It does not include muscles or peripheral nerves.
Central retinal artery
The blood vessel that carries blood into the eye and supplies nutrition to the retina.
Central retinal vein
The blood vessel that carries blood away from the retina of the eye.
Central Texas Medical Center
The Central Texas Medical Center is a hospital in San Marcos, Texas, United States.
Central Trauma Hospital Tirana
The Central Trauma Hospital Tirana is a hospital in Tirana, Albania.
Central Valley Medical Center
The Central Valley Medical Center is a hospital in Nephi, Utah, United States.
Central venous line
A catheter (tube) that is passed through a vein to end up in the thoracic (chest) portion of the vena cava (the large vein returning blood to the heart) or in the right atrium of the heart.
Central Vermont Medical Center
The Central Vermont Medical Center is a hospital in Barre City, Vermont, United States.
Central vision
Straight-ahead vision. Central vision is the work of the macula, a small area in the center of the retina that contains a rich collection of cones. (The retina is made up of two types of cells, the cones and the rods. Millions of cones are packed into the macula. The cones are nerve cells sensitive to light, fine detail, and color.) Central vision permits a person to read, drive, and perform other activities that require fine, sharp, straight-ahead vision. As opposed to peripheral vision.
CentraState Medical Center
CentraState Medical Center is a hospital in Freehold, New Jersey (USA).
Centrax
Centrax is a prescription or over-the-counter drug which is (or once was) approved in the United States and possibly in other countries. Active ingredient(s): prazepam.
Centre hospitalier de Fleury
The Centre hospitalier de Fleury is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Lachine
The Centre hospitalier de Lachine is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de LaSalle
The Centre hospitalier de LaSalle is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Mont-Sinai
The Centre hospitalier de Mont-Sinai is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Saint Mary
The Centre hospitalier de Saint Mary is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier de Verdun
The Centre hospitalier de Verdun is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centre hospitalier Richardson
The Centre hospitalier Richardson is a hospital in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.
Centric-fusion translocation
A type of chromosome rearrangement, also called a Robertsonian translocation, in which there is fusion of an entire long arm of one acrocentric chromosome with a similarly intact long arm of another acrocentric chromosome. The short arms of the chromosomes participating in the translocation are usually lost.
Centro Hospitalario Internacional Pacifico
The Centro Hospitalario Internacional Pacifico is a hospital in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Centro Medico
The Centro Medico is a hospital in Tijuana, Baja California, Mexico.
Centro Sanitario Virgen del Pilar
Centro Sanitario Virgen del Pilar is a hospital in San Sebastian, Basque Country (Spain).
Centromere
The cinched "waist" of the chromosome essential for the division and the retention of the chromosome in the cell. The centromere is a uniquely specialized region of the chromosome to which spindle fibers attach during cell division.
Century Drive Rehabilitation Center
The Century Drive Rehabilitation Center is a hospital in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania, United States.
Century Medical Centre
The Century Medical Centre is a hospital in Johor, Malaysia.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Cimetidine
Known under the brand Tagamet, this anti-histamine is primarily used to inhibit gastric secretions in people with ulcers. Cimitedine also has some weak anti-androgenic and has been used with mixed success for treating Androgenetic Alopecia.
Cyclosporin
An immunosuppressive agent derived from fermentation of a soil fungi.
Catatonia
A psychiatric syndrome of being immobile and unresponsive to sensory stimuli, but not unaware of them.
Catecholamine
One of the biogenic amines, including epinephrine, which is both a hormone (adrenaline) and a neurotransmitter; and dopamine, a neurotransmitter.
Catheterophilia
A paraphilia of the fetishistic/talismanic type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to and contingent on having a catheter inserted up into the urethra.
Central Nervous System
Cerebral cortex
The external gray layer of the brain, the neocortex
Cervix
The neck or neck-like part of an organ; specifically the neck of the lower part of the uterus, or womb, where the vagina and uterus unite.
Chordee
Fixed curvature or tying down of the penis or hypertrophied clitoris as in the hypospadiac birth defect characteristic of various types of hermaphroditism.
Chrematistophilia
A paraphilia of the mercantile/venal type in which sexuoerotic arousal and facilitation or attainment of orgasm are responsive to, and contingent on being charged or forced to pay, or being robbed by the sexual partner for sexual services.
Chromosomal mosaicism
A chromosomal pattern in which some cells of the body have the standard number of chromosomes (46,XX or 46,XY), and others have more or less, as in 45,X/46,XY (a mosaic variety of Turner's syndrome); or 46,XY/47,XXY (a mosaic variety of Klinefelter's syndrome), and many others.
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