cervicocerebral

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adjective

Of or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).

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Meanings

adjectivecervicocerebral (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyOf or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).
  2. not comparableusuallymore specificallyanatomyRelating 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 European Journal of Neurology, volume 16, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 656–661

Origin

From cervico- + cerebral, a neoclassical compound.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with cervicocerebral

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