cerebrospinal nervous system
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cerebrospinal nervous system
First recorded in 1865–70
Example Sentences
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She doubtless heard him yearn to be the first anatomist to make a thorough dissection of the human cerebrospinal nervous system from head to heel, from spine to sternum.
From Time Magazine Archive
Controlling the Inner Man Through the cerebrospinal nervous system, the mind is able to dominate much of the body: how a man walks, talks, or wiggles his fingers is controllable by reason and will.
From Time Magazine Archive
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