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]