SYSTEMA NERVOSUM PERIPHERICUM

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

The section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord

Synonyms:

peripheral nervous system; systema nervosum periphericum

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("systema nervosum periphericum" is a kind of...):

system (a group of physiologically or anatomically related organs or parts)

Holonyms ("systema nervosum periphericum" is a part of...):

nervous system; systema nervosum (the sensory and control apparatus consisting of a network of nerve cells)