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cerebrovascular

[se-ree-broh-vas-kyuh-ler, ser-uh-]
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adjective Anatomy.
  1. of, relating to, or affecting the cerebrum and its associated blood vessels.
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Origin of cerebrovascular

First recorded in 1930–35; cerebro- + vascular
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British Dictionary definitions for cerebrovascular

cerebrovascular

adjective
  1. 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.

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cerebrovascular in Medicine

cerebrovascular

(sĕr′ə-brō-văs′kyə-lər, sə-rē′brō-)
adj.
  1. Relating to the blood supply to the brain, particularly with reference to pathological changes.
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