cerebro-spinal fever

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cerebro-spinal fever - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  Cerebro-spinal \Cer`e*bro-spi"nal\, 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]