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cerebrospinal

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

adjective

, Anatomy, Physiology.
  1. pertaining to or affecting the brain and the spinal cord.
  2. of or relating to the central nervous system.


cerebrospinal

/ ˌsɛrɪbrəʊˈspaɪnəl /

adjective

  1. of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebrospinal1

First recorded in 1820–30; cerebro- + spinal
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Example Sentences

The four people without cognitive symptoms had normal cerebrospinal fluid.

Infected mice also had higher levels of immune proteins in their cerebrospinal fluid.

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

"Sleeping sickness" is a late stage when the organisms have invaded the cerebrospinal fluid.

Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis is a very fatal disease at times in America.

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

My observations seem to point to the sympathetic system arising as an off-shoot from the cerebrospinal system.

This disease may be mistaken at times for foreign bodies in the mouth or for the so-called cerebrospinal meningitis.

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