peripheral nervous system
Definition
All the structures of the nervous system that lie outside the brain and spinal column (which make up the central nervous system). It includes a vast number of nerves that connect every body part to the central nerves system. The peripheral nervous system is divided into two functional units; the autonomic and the somatic nervous systems.
Translations :
système nerveux périphérique , m
Partie du système nerveux extérieur au cerveau et à la moelle épinière (qui constituent le système nerveux central).
Nervensystem, peripheres , n
Teil des Nervensystems, der ausserhalb von Gehirn und Rückenmark liegt (zentrales Nervensystem).
sistema nervoso periferico , m
sistema nervioso periférico , m
sistema nerviós perifèric , m
perifere zenuwstelsel (PZS) , n
nervesystem, perifere
perifiera nervsystemet
periferní nervový systém , m
Systema nervosum perphericum , f