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cervicocerebral en · ADJ

Etymology

From cervico- + cerebral, a neoclassical compound.

Meanings

  1. (not-comparable) Of or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).
  2. (not-comparable, qualifier:more specifically, usually) Relating to the arterial trunks coming into the brain from the neck.
    • Spontaneous cervicocerebral artery dissection (CAD) is a common etiology of ischaemic stroke in young adults. 2009, Metso TM, Metso AJ, Salonen O, Haapaniemi E, Putaala J, Artto V, Helenius J, Kaste M, Tatlisumak T, “Adult cervicocerebral artery dissection: a single-center study of 301 Finnish patients”, in European Journal of Neurology, volume 16, number 6, →DOI, →PMID, pages 656–661:

wikipedia: neoclassical compound