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cervicocerebral

cervicocerebral adjective: of or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).

Adjective

cervicocerebral (not comparable)

  1. Of or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).
  2. (usually, more specifically) Relating to the arterial trunks coming into the brain from the neck.
    • Spontaneous cervicocerebral artery dissection (CAD) is a common etiology of ischaemic stroke in young adults.2009, Metso TM, Metso AJ, Salonen O, Haapaniemi E, Putaala J, Artto V, Helenius J, Kaste M, Tatlisumak T, “Adult cervicocerebral artery dissection: a single-center study of 301 Finnish patients”, in...

Origin of cervicocerebral

From cervico- + cerebral, a neoclassical compound.

Words that rhyme with cervicocerebral

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Questions about cervicocerebral

What does cervicocerebral mean?
Cervicocerebral means of or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).
What part of speech is cervicocerebral?
Cervicocerebral is an adjective.

Words near cervicocerebral in the dictionary

  1. cervicobulbar
  2. cervicocapital
  3. cervicocarcinoma
  4. cervicocardiac
  5. cervicocephalic
  6. cervicocerebral
  7. cervicocollic
  8. cervicocranial
  9. cervicodiaphyseal
  10. cervicodorsal
  11. cervicodorsals

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