nervous system
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MS is an autoimmune disease that affects the central nervous system and can result in progressive physical and cognitive decline.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026
Lead poisoning is "particularly harmful to young children" and can "severely damage the brain and central nervous system", according to the World Health Organization.
From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2026
The Middle East is, among other things, like a cerebrum of the world nervous system: its exposed nerves—trade routes and oil pipelines—making it especially sensitive to the rest of the body.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 4, 2026
Christa Pike, 50, on Wednesday survived two lethal injections of pentobarbital, a drug that suppresses nervous system activity.
From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026
As Colbert and Chamberlin observed, “there is a nervous system, of wires and printers’ types, which connect all together, and . . . places Chicago in close rapport with all parts of the world.
From "The Great Fire" by Jim Murphy
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