noun
peripheral nerves
Medical term for the nerves outside the brain and spinal cord.
末梢神経の障害は、手足のしびれを引き起こすことがある。
Damage to the peripheral nerves can cause numbness in the hands and feet.
中枢神経 refers to the central nervous system (brain and spinal cord), while 末梢神経 refers to the peripheral nerves.
Compound of 末梢 (まっしょう, 'tip, periphery') and 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve'). The exact historical derivation is uncertain, but the term is a direct calque of the Western medical concept 'peripheral nerves'.