peripheral nervous system

noun

peripheral nervous system

noun
1

Anatomy, Medicine, Neuroanatomy, Neurology, Neuroscience, Sciences The part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system.

Synonyms
peripheral nervous system
Related terms
central nervous system
Holonyms
nervous system
Meronyms
somatic nervous system, autonomic nervous system

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