Associations to the word «Cerebrospinal»

Wiktionary

CEREBROSPINAL, adjective. (anatomy) Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).
CEREBROSPINAL FLUID, noun. (medicine) Abbreviated CSF. A clear bodily fluid in the form of a very pure saline solution with microglia that occupies the subarachnoid space in the brain (between the skull and the cerebral cortex), and which acts as a cushion or buffer for the cortex.
CEREBROSPINAL FLUIDS, noun. Plural of cerebrospinal fluid
CEREBROSPINAL MENINGITIS, noun. (pathology) meningitis

Dictionary definition

CEREBROSPINAL, adjective. Of or relating to the brain and spinal cord; "cerebrospinal fluid".

Wise words

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