cerebrospinal

[ suh-ree-broh-spahyn-l, ser-uh- ]

/ səˌri broʊˈspaɪn l, ˌsɛr ə- /

pertaining to or affecting the brain and the spinal cord.

of or relating to the central nervous system.

Origin of cerebrospinal

First recorded in 1820–30; cerebro- + spinal

Fortunately, the brain is suspended in cerebrospinal fluid designed to buffer the motions of every-day life.

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Sometimes, however, there are epidemics of cerebrospinal meningitis—spotted fever, as it used to be called.

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Its a fine large word, and is in my line; it has quite a learned and cerebrospinal incandescent sound.

A Horse's Tale |Mark Twain
Both the cerebrospinal and the sympathetic divisions have nerve centers.

Special Report on Diseases of Cattle |U.S. Department of Agriculture

The nervous system is often studied in two divisions—the cerebrospinal division and the sympathetic division.

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The formation of the cerebrospinal axis of the Chordata from the medullary plate has already been treated at length (pp. 301-304).

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cerebrospinal

/ (ˌsɛrɪbrəʊˈspaɪnəl) /

of or relating to the brain and spinal cord

cerebrospinal

[ sĕr′ə-brō-spī′nəl, sə-rē′brō- ]

Relating to the brain and the spinal cord.