cerebro-
(ˈsɛrɪbrəʊ)
combining form of L. cerebrum brain; as in cerebro-ˈcardiac a., relating to the brain and the heart; cerebro-ocular, relating to the brain and the eye; cerebro-thoracic, relating to the brain and thorax; cerebro-visceral, relating to the brain and viscera. Also cerebrospinal. b. Also used to form several hybrid derivatives, of which the second element is Greek; as cerebrology (-ˈɒlədʒɪ), [see -logy], nonce-wd., the science or discussion of brains. cerebrometer (-ˈɒmɪtə(r)), [see -meter], an instrument for recording cerebral pulsations. cerebropathy (-ˈɒpəθɪ), [Gr. -πάθεια suffering], ‘the series of hypochrondriacal and other symptoms of like nature accompanying overwork of the brain’ (Syd. Soc. Lex.). ceˈrebroscope (-skəʊp), nonce-wd., after horoscope (see quot). cereˈbroscopy (-ˈɒskəʊpɪ), [Gr. -σκοπια examination, f. σκοπεῖν to look, examine], the use of the ophthalmoscope to determine the state of the retina and deduce the condition of the brain. (Syd. Soc. Lex.)
| 1881 Sci. American XLV. No. 3. 36 Cerebrology of criminals. 1875 H. Wood Therap. (1879) 278 By means of a cerebrometer set into the skull of the dog. 1849–52 Todd Cycl. Anat. IV. 1459/2 The cerebro-ocular congestion. 1838 Blackw. Mag. XLIII. 658 A material ingredient in casting the cerebroscope. 1836 Todd Cycl. Anat. I. 206/2 The [first] ganglion..may be termed cerebro-thoracic. 1831 Youatt Horse xiii. (1847) 287 The cerebro-visceral nerve. |