CENTRAL

adj. Se2nt'raal. Lat., central is. Fr., c. Ger., c.. centrixch, mittelstdndig. It., centrale. Sp.,c. 1. Pertaining to the body (centrum^ of a vertebra. 2. Situated in or originating from a lesion of the central nervous system (e. g., c. anaesthesia). 3. In botany, situated nearest the axis of the whole plant or of an organ; especially of a placenta which is situated in the axis of the ovary. Such a placenta is said also to be free when it has no connection with the walls of the ovary. [B.] [s. 164]