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中枢神経 (chuusuushinkei) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けい

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Meanings

1

central nervous system

Anatomical term for the brain and spinal cord. Often used in medical or biological contexts.

中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けいは脳のうと脊せき

髄ずい

から

なる

。

The central nervous system consists of the brain and spinal cord.

この薬くすりは中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けいに作さ用ようする。

This drug acts on the central nervous system.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
枢hinge, pivot, door
神gods, mind, soul
経sutra, longitude, pass thru

Related words

末まっ梢しょう神しん経けい
末梢神経 refers to the peripheral nervous system, i.e., nerves outside the brain and spinal cord, contrasting with 中枢神経.

Word family

中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けい系けい統とう
central nervous system

Built from

中ちゅう枢すう+神しん経けい

Etymology

Compound of 中枢 (central, pivot) and 神経 (nerves). The term is a direct translation of the Western medical concept 'central nervous system'.