Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- abbreviation central nervous system
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun acronym for
central nervous system the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
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- initialism neuroanatomy
Central Nervous System
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord
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Examples
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The firm bought its 60% stake in CNS in July 2007 for between US$1. 4 billion to US$1. 5 billion.
MBK to Sell 60% Stake Ting-I Tsai 2010
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CNS is a right wing news organization, and they were reporting on seven Survey USA polls of various swing states.
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CNS is a right wing news organization, and they were reporting on seven Survey USA polls of various swing states.
Archive 2008-07-01 2008
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There are significant long-term CNS side effects, and you're seeing that in other studies that are looking at Sustiva, so it's the weakest link in there.
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The initial orthopedic market will target 80-100 million arthritis sufferers in China, while future applications will be aimed at over 25 million individuals with long-term CNS conditions and heart disease (the third largest killer in China with 1.5 million deaths per year).
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The initial orthopedic market will target 80-100 million arthritis sufferers in China, while future applications will be aimed at over 25 million individuals with long-term CNS conditions and heart disease (the third largest killer in China with 1.5 million deaths per year).
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On recognizing that he is being haunted, the subject enters immediately into "phase two," which, though varying in intensity from subject to subject, is always disagreeable: often sedation (0.6 mg atropine subcut.) will be necessary, even though Oneirine is classified as a CNS depressant.
Gravity's Rainbow Pynchon, Thomas 1978
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CNS, which is dedicated to renewing and strengthening Catholic identity at the nation's 224 Catholic colleges and universities, launched the petition on Friday right after the announcement by the White House.
Dakota Voice 2009
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There are different forms of PNETs and, while scientists have made progress in characterizing the genetic abnormalities associated with some PNET subtypes, the highly aggressive cerebral tumors known as CNS-PNETs have been difficult to characterize as they represent a relatively uncommon group of tumors with ill-defined diagnostic features.
Medindia Health News 2009
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Your CNS is the Master Control Centre, the CEO, the Commander in Chief, the Big Kuhuna, The Master Communicator and the Grand Pooh-Bah all rolled into one!
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