| Descriptor English: | Central Nervous System | ||||
| Descriptor Spanish: | 
                                Sistema Nervioso Central                                        
                                        
                                                                                                                            
                                            
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| Descriptor Portuguese: | Sistema Nervoso Central | ||||
| Descriptor French: | Système nerveux central | ||||
| Entry term(s): | 
                                    Axi, Cerebrospinal Axis, Cerebrospinal Central Nervous Systems Cerebrospinal Axi Cerebrospinal Axis Nervous System, Central Nervous Systems, Central Systems, Central Nervous  | 
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| Tree number(s): | 
                                        A08.186 | 
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| RDF Unique Identifier: | https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002490 | ||||
| Scope note: | The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. | 
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| Annotation: | prefer BRAIN or SPINAL CORD; "CNS effects" or "central effects" of drugs in texts usually means BRAIN /drug eff, not CNS /drug eff | 
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| Allowable Qualifiers: | 
                                                                        AB                                                            abnormalities AH anatomy & histology BS blood supply CH chemistry CY cytology DE drug effects DG diagnostic imaging EM embryology EN enzymology GD growth & development IM immunology IN injuries ME metabolism MI microbiology PA pathology PH physiology PP physiopathology PS parasitology RE radiation effects SU surgery UL ultrastructure VI virology  | 
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| DeCS ID: | 2525 | ||||
| Unique ID: | D002490 | ||||
| Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): | Click here to access the VHL documents | ||||
| Date Established: | 1966/01/01 | ||||
| Date of Entry: | 1999/01/01 | ||||
| Revision Date: | 2018/02/28 | 
                        
                                                                    
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                | Concept UI | 
                                        
                                        M0003801 | 
                                
| Scope note | The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. | 
| Preferred term | Central Nervous System | 
| Entry term(s) | 
                                        
                                                                                            Axi, Cerebrospinal                                                 Axis, Cerebrospinal Central Nervous Systems Cerebrospinal Axi Cerebrospinal Axis Nervous System, Central Nervous Systems, Central Systems, Central Nervous  | 
                                
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