cerebrovascular

[se-ree-broh-vas-kyuh-ler, ser-uh-]

adjective Anatomy.

of, relating to, or affecting the cerebrum and its associated blood vessels.

Origin of cerebrovascular

First recorded in 1930–35; cerebro- + vascular

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British Dictionary definitions for cerebrovascular

cerebrovascular

adjective

of or relating to the blood vessels and the blood supply of the brain

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Word Origin and History for cerebrovascular

adj.

1935, from cerebro-, comb. form of Latin cerebrum (see cerebral) + vascular.

cerebrovascular in Medicine

cerebrovascular

[sĕr′ə-brō-văs′kyə-lər, sə-rē′brō-]

adj.

Relating to the blood supply to the brain, particularly with reference to pathological changes.