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Concept Unique Identifier (CUI): C3714787

NCI Thesaurus Code: C12438  (see NCI Thesaurus info)

Semantic Type: Body System

NCIt Definition: The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

NCI-GLOSS Definition: The brain and spinal cord.

CDISC Definition: The part of the nervous system that consists of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges. (NCI)

FMA Definition: Organ with organ cavity, each instance of which has as its direct parts some brain and spinal cord.

UBERON Definition: The central nervous system is the core nervous system that serves an integrating and coordinating function. In vertebrates it consists of the neural tube derivatives: the brain and spinal cord. In invertebrates it includes central ganglia plus nerve cord.

CSP Definition: main information processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

MSH Definition: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.

UWDA Definition: Organ with organ cavity which consists of gray matter and white matter. Examples: There is only one neuraxis.

Synonyms & Abbreviations: (see Synonym Details)
(Central Nervous System)
Axi, Cerebrospinal
Axis, Cerebrospinal
Central nervous system (all sites)
Central nervous system structure
Central Nervous Systems
central nervous system
Cerebrospinal axis
Cerebrospinal Axi
CNS
Nervous System, Central
Nervous System, CNS
Nervous Systems, Central
neuraxis
Pars centralis
Structure of central nervous system (body structure)
Structure of central nervous system
Structures of the central nervous system
Systema nervosum centrale
Systems, Central Nervous

External Source Codes: 
NCI Thesaurus Code C12438 (see NCI Thesaurus info)

Other Properties: Property Definitions
Name Value Source
ACTIVE 1 SNOMEDCT_US
AN prefer BRAIN or SPINAL CORD; "CNS effects" or "central effects" of drugs in texts usually means BRAIN /drug eff, not CNS /drug eff MSH
AQL AB AH BS CH CY DE DG EM EN GD IM IN ME MI PA PH PP PS RE SU UL VI MSH
AUTHORITY NeuroNames 2000 FMA
AUTHORITY Rosse MD FMA
AUTHORITY Terminologia Anatomica 1998 FMA
AUTHORITY Theodore J. Voneida, Morris' Human Anatomy FMA
CASE_SIGNIFICANCE_ID 900000000000448009 SNOMEDCT_US
COMMENT Old definition: Organ with organ cavity which has as its direct proper parts brain and spinal cord. FMA
Contributing_Source CDISC NCI
Contributing_Source GDC NCI
Contributing_Source PCDC NCI
Contributing_Source UBERON NCI
CTV3ID Xa1qt SNOMEDCT_US
DATE_LAST_MODIFIED Fri Aug 04 14:11:55 PDT 2000 FMA
DC 1 MSH
DEFINITION_STATUS_ID 900000000000074008 SNOMEDCT_US
DID 2049-9515 CSP
DX 19660101 MSH
EFFECTIVE_TIME 20020131 SNOMEDCT_US
ICD-O-3_CODE C72.9 SNOMEDCT_US
LANGUAGE Latin FMA
MDA 19990101 MSH
MMR 20180228 MSH
MN A08.186 MSH
NEUROLEX_ID birnlex_1099 FMA
SUBSET_MEMBER 446608001~MAPTARGET~C72.9 SNOMEDCT_US
SUBSET_MEMBER 734138000~TARGETCOMPONENT~278199004 SNOMEDCT_US
SUBSET_MEMBER 734139008~TARGETCOMPONENT~119234009 SNOMEDCT_US
SUBSET_MEMBER 900000000000497000~MAPTARGET~Xa1qt SNOMEDCT_US
TA_ID A14.1.00.001 FMA
TERM_LEVEL Related ICDO
TERM_STATUS Legitimate FMA
TERMUI T007262 MSH
TERMUI T856738 MSH
TH NLM (2015) MSH
TH POPLINE (1984) MSH
TRANSLATION French: Système nerveux central FMA
TYPE_ID 900000000000003001 SNOMEDCT_US
TYPE_ID 900000000000013009 SNOMEDCT_US
UWT Organ UWDA

Additional Concept Data:  (none)

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