Term: peripheral nervous system nerve
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Name: peripheral nervous system
Synonyms: pns
Definition: Nervous structures including ganglia outside of the central nervous system.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000142]
Name: nerve
Synonyms: nerves
Definition: A portion of tissue which is a fasciculated group of axons. Many time axons in the nerve are enveloped by the glial cells of the peripheral nervous system, the Schwann cells.
Ontology: Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0007009]