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CEREBROSPINAL

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (adjective) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or relating to the brain and spinal cord

Example:

cerebrospinal fluid

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Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Pertainym:

brain (that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord)

spinal cord (a major part of the central nervous system which conducts sensory and motor nerve impulses to and from the brain; a long tubelike structure extending from the base of the brain through the vertebral canal to the upper lumbar region)

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 Context examples: 

Hydrocephalus is the buildup of too much cerebrospinal fluid in the brain.

(Hydrocephalus, NIH: National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke)

N. meningitidis, known commonly as meningococcus, is the causative agent of cerebrospinal meningitis, but is also associated with other human infections, but can be commensal in the oropharynx and nasopharynx of carriers.

(Neisseria meningitidis, NCI Thesaurus)

N. subflava is commensal in the human nasopharynx, but has been isolated in the cerebrospinal fluid of individuals with meningitis.

(Neisseria subflava, NCI Thesaurus)

A procedure to remove cerebrospinal fluid from the reservoir to detect any abnormal cells.

(Ommaya Reservoir Tap, NCI Thesaurus)

Cyst of the nerve roots filled with cerebrospinal fluid, usually located in the sacral area of the spine.

(Perineural Cyst, NCI Thesaurus)

Lab tests on your blood and cerebrospinal fluid can tell if you have it.

(Meningococcal Infections, NIH)

Meningeal syndrome may be caused by blood, cancer cells, or substances from the breakdown of cancer cells that get into the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF).

(Meningeal syndrome, NCI Dictionary)

It is caused by deficiency of the enzyme arginase, resulting in increased levels of arginine in the plasma and the cerebrospinal fluid.

(Hyperargininemia, NCI Thesaurus)

When administered intrathecally, indium In 111 pentetate percolates up the spinal canal with the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) to the basal cisterns of the posterior and middle cranial fossas.

(Indium In 111 Pentetate, NCI Thesaurus)

It occurs predominantly in children and has the tendency to metastasize via the cerebrospinal fluid pathways.

(Medulloblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)