cerebro-

1. a combining form of cerebrum:

   cerebrospinal.

cerebro-

combining_form

1. indicating the brain

   cerebrospinal

Word History and Origins

Origin of cerebro-¹

from cerebrum

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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

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

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