peripheral nervous system

peripheral nervous system definition - medical

peripheral nervous system

noun
The part of the vertebrate nervous system constituting the nerves outside the central nervous system and including the cranial nerves, the spinal nerves, and the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems.

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