Cns

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of central nervous system. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Typically, using heavy weight over low reps, sets with higher rep ranges and sets in which you are focusing on explosiveness will require a much higher output from the CNS and will require an extended amount of recovery time, somewhere around the 2- to 3-minute mark."

  2. 2
    plural of CN form-of, plural
  3. 3
    the portion of the vertebrate nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Initialism of Cybercast News Service; now known as CNSNews. abbreviation, alt-of, initialism

    "Comparitech, cited by CNS as a tech research consumer website, claims it is believed an estimated "10,000 domains" in China are "blocked at any one time.""

Synonyms

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central nervous systemcentral nervous systemneuraxialpnssystema nervosum centrale

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"Typically, using heavy weight over low reps, sets with higher rep ranges and sets in which you are focusing on explosiveness will require a much higher output from the CNS and will require an extended amount of recovery time, somewhere around the 2- to 3-minute mark."

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central nervous system

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