Meanings
nounperipheral nervous system (plural peripheral nervous systems)
plural peripheral nervous systems
- anatomyThe part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system.
Synonyms: systema nervosum periphericum
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord
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Translations
Afrikaans perifere senuweestelsel
- perifere senuweestelselpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Chinese Cantonese 周圍神經系統 /周围神经系统, 外周神經系統 /外周神经系统
- 周圍神經系統 /周围神经系统 (zau¹ wai⁴ san⁴ ging¹ hai⁶ tung²)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 外周神經系統 /外周神经系统 (ngoi⁶ zau¹ san⁴ ging¹ hai⁶ tung²)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 周邊神經系統 /周边神经系统 (zau¹ bin¹ san⁴ ging¹ hai⁶ tung²)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 邊緣神經系統 /边缘神经系统 (bin¹ jyun⁴ san⁴ ging¹ hai⁶ tung²)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 末梢神經系統 /末梢神经系统 (mut⁶ saau¹ san⁴ ging¹ hai⁶ tung²)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Chinese Mandarin 周圍神經系統 /周围神经系统, 外周神經系統 /外周神经系统
- 周圍神經系統 /周围神经系统 (zhōuwéi shénjīng xìtǒng)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 外周神經系統 /外周神经系统 (wàizhōu shénjīng xìtǒng)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 周邊神經系統 /周边神经系统 (zhōubiān shénjīng xìtǒng)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 邊緣神經系統 /边缘神经系统 (biānyuán shénjīng xìtǒng)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
- 末梢神經系統 /末梢神经系统 (mòshāo shénjīng xìtǒng)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Czech periferní nervová soustava
- periferní nervová soustavapart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Danish det perifere nervesystem
- det perifere nervesystempart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Dutch perifeer zenuwstelsel
- perifeer zenuwstelselpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Finnish ääreishermosto
- ääreishermostopart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
French système nerveux périphérique
- système nerveux périphériquepart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Greek περιφερικό νευρικό σύστημα
- περιφερικό νευρικό σύστημα (periferikó nevrikó sýstima)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Hungarian környéki idegrendszer
- környéki idegrendszerpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Icelandic úttaugakerfi
- úttaugakerfipart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Italian sistema nervoso periferico
- sistema nervoso perifericopart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Japanese 末梢神経系
- 末梢神経系 (masshō shinkeikei)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Korean 말초신경계통
- 말초신경계통 (malchosin'gyeonggyetong)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Persian دستگاه عصبی پیرامونی
- دستگاه عصبی پیرامونیpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Polish obwodowy układ nerwowy
- obwodowy układ nerwowypart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Portuguese sistema nervoso periférico
- sistema nervoso periféricopart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Romanian sistem nervos periferic
- sistem nervos perifericpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Russian периферическая нервная система
- периферическая нервная система (periferičeskaja nervnaja sistema)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Spanish sistema nervioso periférico
- sistema nervioso periféricopart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Swedish perifera nervsystemet
- perifera nervsystemetpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Thai ระบบประสาทนอกส่วนกลาง
- ระบบประสาทนอกส่วนกลาง (rá-bòp-bprà-sàat-nɔ̂ɔk-sùuan-glaang)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Turkish çevresel sinir sistemi
- çevresel sinir sistemipart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Ukrainian перифери́чна нерво́ва систе́ма
- перифери́чна нерво́ва систе́ма (peryferýčna nervóva systéma)part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
Vietnamese hệ thần kinh ngoại biên
- hệ thần kinh ngoại biênpart of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system
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