of or relating to the brain and spinal cord
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cerebrospinalof or relating to the brain and spinal cord
arachnoidof or relating to a thin membrane of the brain and spinal cord that lies between the dura mater and the pia mater
spasticRelating to or denoting a form of muscular weakness (spastic paralysis) typical of cerebral palsy, caused by damage to the brain or spinal cord and involving reflex resistance to passive movement of the limbs and difficulty in initiating and controlling muscular movement
parasympatheticOf or relating to the part of the automatic nervous system that counterbalances the action of the sympathetic nerves. It consists of nerves arising from the brain and the lower end of the spinal cord and supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands
neuroglialrelating to the neuroglia, the delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord
meningealof or pertaining to the meninx, the membrane enclosing the brain and spinal cord
sympatheticRelating to or denoting the part of the autonomic nervous system consisting of nerves arising from ganglia near the middle part of the spinal cord, supplying the internal organs, blood vessels, and glands, and balancing the action of the parasympathetic nerves
spongioblasticof or like a spongioblast, any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia
clonusrapid succession of flexions and extensions of a group of muscles, usually signifying an affection of the brain or spinal cord
arachnoidsA fine, delicate membrane, the middle one of the three membranes or meninges that surround the brain and spinal cord, situated between the dura mater and the pia mater
brainstemThe central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord
brainstemsThe central trunk of the mammalian brain, consisting of the medulla oblongata, pons, and midbrain, and continuing downward to form the spinal cord
myelocyticpertaining to a myelocyte, a nerve-cell of the brain or spinal cord
amaurosisPartial or total blindness without visible change in the eye, typically due to disease of the optic nerve, spinal cord, or brain