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central (adjective)
This entry is located in the following units: -al; -ial, -eal (page 12) centro-, centr-, centri-, kentro- (page 2)
(Latin: entrance hall or chamber; upper heart chamber; central room)
(Greek > Latin: membrane lining the central canal of the spinal cord and the ventricles of the brain including cells and cellular membranes)
(Latin: hearth, fireplace; fire, flame; central point, center)
(Latin: pertaining to the Teutonic people of central Europe [possibly from a Celtic word meaning "neighbor"], similar to Old Irish gair, "neighbor"; pertaining to Germany)
(Latin: marrow; central part)
(Latin: nut, kernel of a nut; stone of a fruit; central part of a cell)
Word Entries containing the term: “central
central bradycardia
Slow heart rate due to disease of the central nervous system, particularly that which is associated with increased intracranial pressure.
This entry is located in the following units: brady- + (page 4) cardio-, cardi-, card- (page 7) centro-, centr-, centri-, kentro- (page 2)
central terminal electrode (s) (noun), central terminal electrodes (pl)
In electrocardiography, an electrode in which connections from three limbs; for example, right arm, left arm, and left leg, are joined and led to the electrocardiograph to form the indifferent electrode, theoretically at zero potential for the system.
This entry is located in the following units: centro-, centr-, centri-, kentro- (page 3) electro-, electr-, electri- (page 2)
central vision (s) (noun), central visions (pl)
1. The part of a field that is seen near an object at which the eye is directed or straight-ahead sight as opposed to peripheral seeing.
2. The physiological sense of sight by which the form, color, size, movements, and distances of objects are perceived: Central vision permits a person to read, to drive, or to perform other activities that require fine, sharp, straight-ahead viewing.

sulcus centralis, central sulcus
A double-S-shaped fissure, or furrow, extending obliquely upward and backward on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere at the boundary between frontal and parietal lobes.
This entry is located in the following units: centro-, centr-, centri-, kentro- (page 9) sulc-, sulco- (page 1)
tandem office, tandem central office
In telecommunications, a telephone facility that makes connections between local offices in a region where there are too many such offices to economically establish a full set of direct connections.
This entry is located in the following units: centro-, centr-, centri-, kentro- (page 9) tandem (page 1)
(languages spoken by over 400 closely related groups in central, east-central, and southern Africa, belonging to the South Central subgroup of the Niger-Congo language family and including Swahili, Kinyarwanda, Kirundi, Zulu, Xhosa, etc.)
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central business district, CBD
The central nucleus of commercial land uses which exist in cities.
This entry is located in the following unit: Geography Terms + (page 3)
central place theory
The interpretation of city systems set forth by German geographer Walter Christaller in 1933 which centers on consumer demand, including the maximum distance consumers will travel for a given product and the minimum market size necessary to sustain them.
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central sleep apnea
Brief interruptions of breathing during sleep caused by failure of the brain to send the appropriate signals to the breathing muscles to initiate respiration.

Central sleep apnea is less common than obstructive sleep apnea and can require mechanical ventilation.

This entry is located in the following unit: Sleep Subjects and Terms Related to Sleeping (page 1)