peripheral nervous system

peripheral nervous system

English

Noun

peripheral nervous system (plural peripheral nervous systems)

1. (neuroanatomy) The part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system.

Synonyms

• systema nervosum periphericum
• See also Thesaurus:peripheral nervous system

Meronyms

• somatic nervous system
• autonomic nervous system

Translations

part of the nervous system which is not the central nervous system

Afrikaans: perifere senuweestelsel Chinese: Cantonese: 周圍神經系統, 周围神经系统 (zau1 wai4 san4 ging1 hai6 tung2), 外周神經系統, 外周神经系统 (ngoi6 zau1 san4 ging1 hai6 tung2), 周邊神經系統, 周边神经系统 (zau1 bin1 san4 ging1 hai6 tung2), 邊緣神經系統, 边缘神经系统 (bin1 jyun4 san4 ging1 hai6 tung2), 末梢神經系統, 末梢神经系统 (mut6 saau1 san4 ging1 hai6 tung2) Mandarin: 周圍神經系統／周围神经系统 (zhōuwéi shénjīng xìtǒng), 外周神經系統／外周神经系统 (wàizhōu shénjīng xìtǒng), 周邊神經系統／周边神经系统 (zhōubiān shénjīng xìtǒng), 邊緣神經系統／边缘神经系统 (biānyuán shénjīng xìtǒng), 末梢神經系統／末梢神经系统 (mòshāo shénjīng xìtǒng) Czech: periferní nervová soustava f Danish: det perifere nervesystem Dutch: please add this translation if you can Finnish: ääreishermosto (fi) French: système nerveux périphérique (fr) Galician: sistema nervioso periférico (gl) m Greek: περιφερειακό νευρικό σύστημα n (perifereiakó nevrikó sýstima) Hungarian: környéki idegrendszer Italian: sistema nervoso periferico (it) m Japanese: 末梢神経系 (まっしょうしんけいけい, masshō shinkeikei) Kazakh: шеткі жүйке жүйесі (şetkı jüike jüiesı) Korean: 말초신경계통(末梢神經系統) (malchosin'gyeonggyetong) Kurdish: Northern Kurdish: demarekoendama çêwe f Persian: دستگاه عصبی پیرامونی‎ Portuguese: sistema nervoso periférico m Romanian: sistem nervos periferic n Spanish: sistema nervioso periférico Swedish: perifera nervsystemet (sv) Thai: ระบบประสาทนอกส่วนกลาง (rá-bòp-bprà-sàat-nɔ̂ɔk-sùuan-glaang) Turkish: çevresel sinir sistemi (tr) Vietnamese: hệ thần kinh ngoại biên (vi)

See also

• central nervous system

Further reading

• Nervous System in the Encyclopædia Britannica (11th edition, 1911)