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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
cerebrospinal
    adj 1: of or relating to the brain and spinal cord;
           "cerebrospinal fluid"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Cerebro-spinal \Cer`e*bro-spi"nal\, a. [Cerebrum + spinal.]
   (Anat.)
   Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of
   the brain and spinal cord.
   [1913 Webster]

   Cerebro-spinal fluid (Physiol.), a serous fluid secreted by
      the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.

   Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Cerebro-spinal fever (Med.), a
      dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease,
      characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the
      brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches,
      tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the
      ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous
      eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not
      contagious.
      [1913 Webster]

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