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craniospinal

craniospinal adjective: relating to the cranium and spine.

Adjective

craniospinal (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the cranium and spine.
    • The side effects of the treatment course, which involves surgery, craniospinal radiation therapy and intensive chemotherapy, are considerable.2015 September 23, “microRNA-10b Is Overexpressed and Critical for Cell Survival and Proliferation in Medulloblastoma”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of craniospinal

From cranio- + spinal.

Words that rhyme with craniospinal

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Questions about craniospinal

What does craniospinal mean?
Craniospinal means relating to the cranium and spine.
What part of speech is craniospinal?
Craniospinal is an adjective.

Words near craniospinal in the dictionary

  1. cranioscopist
  2. cranioscopists
  3. cranioscopy
  4. cranioskeletal
  5. craniosophic
  6. craniospinal
  7. craniostenosis
  8. craniostenotic
  9. craniostomies
  10. craniostomy
  11. craniostosis

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