Cerebrovascular
of, relating to, or affecting the cerebrum and its associated blood vessels.
adjective
of or relating to the blood vessels and the blood supply of the brain
adj.
1935, from cerebro-, comb. form of Latin cerebrum (see cerebral) + vascular.
cerebrovascular cer·e·bro·vas·cu·lar (sěr’ə-brō-vās’kyə-lər, sə-rē’brō-)
adj.
Relating to the blood supply to the brain, particularly with reference to pathological changes.
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