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Central Nervous System
MeSH Descriptor Data 2024
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MeSH Heading
Central Nervous System
Tree Number(s)
A08.186
Unique ID
D002490
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002490
Annotation
prefer
BRAIN
or
SPINAL CORD
; "CNS effects" or "central effects" of drugs in texts usually means
BRAIN
/drug eff
, not CNS
/drug eff
Scope Note
The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
Entry Term(s)
Cerebrospinal Axis
Date Established
1966/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
2018/02/28
Allowable Qualifiers
abnormalities (AB)
anatomy & histology (AH)
blood supply (BS)
chemistry (CH)
cytology (CY)
diagnostic imaging (DG)
drug effects (DE)
embryology (EM)
enzymology (EN)
growth & development (GD)
immunology (IM)
injuries (IN)
metabolism (ME)
microbiology (MI)
parasitology (PS)
pathology (PA)
physiology (PH)
physiopathology (PP)
radiation effects (RE)
surgery (SU)
ultrastructure (UL)
virology (VI)
Nervous System [A08]
Central Nervous System [A08.186]
Brain [A08.186.211]
Meninges [A08.186.566]
Spinal Cord [A08.186.854]
Ganglia [A08.340]
Nerve Net [A08.511]
Neural Pathways [A08.612]
Neuroglia [A08.637]
Neurons [A08.675]
Neurosecretory Systems [A08.713]
Peripheral Nervous System [A08.800]
Synapses [A08.850]
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Central Nervous System
Preferred
Concept UI
M0003801
Scope Note
The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
Terms
Central Nervous System
Preferred Term
Term UI
T007262
Date
01/01/1999
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
POPLINE (1984)
Cerebrospinal Axis
Term UI
T856738
Date
03/18/2014
LexicalTag
NON
ThesaurusID
NLM (2015)
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