\Cer`e*bro-spi"nal\, a. [Cerebrum + spinal.]
(Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of
the brain and spinal cord.
{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.