peripheral nervous system
the portion of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord.
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How to use peripheral nervous system in a sentence
There’s also some concern about long-term effects from CGRP monoclonal antibodies, since CGRP exists in the peripheral nervous system as well as the brain.
New drugs that block a brain chemical are game changers for some migraine sufferers | Karen J. Bannan | March 22, 2021 | Science NewsThese structures arise from the mesoblastic reticulum already described peripheral nervous system.
The action of cocaine is twofold; there is an action on the central and the peripheral nervous system.
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Scientific definitions for peripheral nervous system
The part of the nervous system in vertebrate animals that lies outside of the brain and spinal cord (central nervous system). It includes the nerves that extend to the limbs and many sense organs. Compare central nervous system.
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Cultural definitions for peripheral nervous system
The nerves outside of the central nervous system that make up part of the vertebrate nervous system.
The New Dictionary of Cultural Literacy, Third Edition Copyright © 2005 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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