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MeSH Heading: Central Nervous System
Tree Number(s): A08.186
Unique ID: D002490
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002490
Annotation: prefer BRAIN or SPINAL CORD; "CNS effects" or "central effects" of drugs in texts usually means BRAIN /‌drug eff, not CNS /‌drug eff
Scope Note: The main information-processing organs of the nervous system, consisting of the brain, spinal cord, and meninges.
Entry Term(s): Cerebrospinal Axis
Date Established: 1966/01/01
Date of Entry: 1999/01/01
Revision Date: 2018/02/28

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Central Nervous System MeSH Descriptor Data 2025