脊せき髄ずい神しん経けい

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noun

spinal nerves

anatomy

Anatomical term referring to the 31 pairs of nerves emerging from the spinal cord.

末まっ梢しょう神しん経けい
末梢神経 (peripheral nerves) is a broader category that includes spinal nerves as well as cranial nerves and their branches.
中ちゅう枢すう神しん経けい
中枢神経 (central nervous system) refers to the brain and spinal cord, while 脊髄神経 are the nerves that branch off from the spinal cord.

Compound of 脊髄 (せきずい, 'spinal cord') and 神経 (しんけい, 'nerve').