cervicocerebral
English
Etymology
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -ɛɹɪbɹəl
- Rhymes: -iːbɹəl
Adjective
cervicocerebral (not comparable)
- (anatomy, medicine) Of or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).
- (anatomy, medicine, usually, more specifically) Relating to the arterial trunks coming into the brain from the neck.
- 2009, “Adult cervicocerebral artery dissection: a single-center study of 301 Finnish patients”, in European Journal of Neurology, volume 16, number 6, DOI:, PMID 19220449, pages 656-661:
- Spontaneous cervicocerebral artery dissection (CAD) is a common etiology of ischaemic stroke in young adults.
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