Definitions

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  • adjective Of or relating to the brain and spinal cord.

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  • adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to brain or spine (particularly the spinal cord).

Etymologies

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cerebro- +‎ spinal

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Examples

  • To obtain cerebrospinal fluid (the fluid that circulates around the brain and spinal cord) to look for infection or cancer cells, or

    Lumbar Puncture 2010

  • We measured OT concentrations in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) collected from 22 medically healthy women, aged 18-45 years, categorized into those with none-mild versus those with moderate-severe exposure to various forms of childhood abuse or neglect.

    A California Ruling 2009

  • D. Higley, of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, have produced strains of rhesus monkeys that are variously inhibited, uninhibited, or aggressive, and have then tracked their neurobiology through their neurotransmitters 'metabolites, or end products, in cerebrospinal fluid.

    How We Become What We Are 1994

  • D. Higley, of the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, have produced strains of rhesus monkeys that are variously inhibited, uninhibited, or aggressive, and have then tracked their neurobiology through their neurotransmitters 'metabolites, or end products, in cerebrospinal fluid.

    How We Become What We Are 1994

  • The cerebrospinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body.

    The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008

  • The cerebrospinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body.

    The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008

  • The cerebrospinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body.

    The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008

  • The cerebrospinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body.

    The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008

  • The cerebrospinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body.

    The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008

  • The cerebrospinal is the channel through which we receive conscious perception from the physical senses and exercise control over the movements of the body.

    The Master Key System Charles F. Haanel 2008

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