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cerebro-

  1. a combining form of cerebrum:

    cerebrospinal.



cerebro-

combining_form

  1. indicating the brain

    cerebrospinal



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Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebro-1

from cerebrum

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Example Sentences

One includes the brain, spinal cord, the cranial and spinal nerves, which together make up the cerebro-spinal nervous system.

Whenever it is so the activity of the ganglionic system must be in excess, or that of the cerebro-spinal system must be deficient.

These form the first pair of nerves, and are the only pair which arise from the ventral portion of the cerebro-spinal cord.

Then he got up, readjusted his handkerchief-respirator and mumbled that it was cerebro-spinal-something.

Experience shows that nerve-force is generated and set free whenever the cerebro-spinal system is excited.

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