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n. [ Cerebrum + -logy. ] The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cerebrum + Gr. &unr_; suffering. ] (Med.) A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also brain fag. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cerebrum + -scopy. ] (Med.) Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope). Buck. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ From Cerebrum. ] (Physiol. Chem.) A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cerebrum + spinal. ] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord. [ 1913 Webster ]

Cerebro-spinal fluid (Physiol.), a serous fluid secreted by the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord. --
Cerebro-spinal meningitis,
Cerebro-spinal fever (Med.), a dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease, characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches, tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not contagious. [ 1913 Webster ]