SYSTEMA NERVOSUM PERIPHERICUM

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does systema nervosum periphericum mean? 

• SYSTEMA NERVOSUM PERIPHERICUM (noun)
  The noun SYSTEMA NERVOSUM PERIPHERICUM has 1 sense:

1. the section of the nervous system lying outside the brain and spinal cord

  Familiarity information: SYSTEMA NERVOSUM PERIPHERICUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SYSTEMA NERVOSUM PERIPHERICUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

peripheral nervous system; systema nervosum periphericum

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)