Definition
Relating to both the brain and the spinal cord, or the cerebrospinal system.
Etymology
From Greek 'kephale' (head) + Latin 'spinalis' (relating to the spine). This combines a Greek-derived anatomical term with a Latin-derived one, showing English's hybrid vocabulary.
Kelly Says
The term 'cerebrospinal' is more common today, but 'cephalospinal' is older and more literal—it appeared in medical texts before 'cerebro-' (referring to the brain specifically) became the standard prefix for this system.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
ראש-脊柱
reash-segech-zumm
ARالعربية
عصبيٌّّ رِقّيٌّّ
a-s-b-i-yyun riqqiyyun
BNবাংলা
শিরা-স্পাইনাল
shira-spai-nal
CACatalà
cefàlos-pinal
sef-a-los-pi-nal
CSČeština
cefalospinální
ce-fa-lo-spi-nal-ni
DADansk
cephalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
DEDeutsch
Cephalospinal
tse-fa-lo-spi-nal
ELΕλληνικά
κεφαλοσπονδύλιος
ke-fa-lo-spon-di-lios
ESEspañol
cefaloespinale
sef-alo-es-pee-nal
FAفارسی
مغز-کمر
magz-kamar
FISuomi
kepalo-selkä
ke-pa-lo-sel-kä
FRFrançais
céphalo-spinal
sef-alo-spih-nal
GUGU
શિરો-મુકાબ
shi-ro-mu-kaab
HAHA
kwakwata-gaba
k-wak-wa-ta-ga-ba
HEעברית
צוואר-עמוד שדרה
tza-ar-amud she-dara
HIहिन्दी
शीरा-स्पाइनल
sheera-spa-i-nal
HUMagyar
cefalospinalis
ce-fa-lo-spi-na-lis
IDBahasa Indonesia
kepalospinal
ke-pa-lo-spi-nal
IGIG
nkwu-akwụ
nk-wu-ak-wu
ITItaliano
cefalo-spinale
sef-a-lo-spi-nale
KKKK
жүрегі-жұрт
jyuregi-jyurt
KMKM
ស្ពានក្បាល
spuan k'bal
KO한국어
두개척추
du-gae-cheok-chu
MRMR
शिरा-स्पाइन
shira-spain
MSBahasa Melayu
sefalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
MYမြန်မာ
ကေphalospinal
ka-pha-lo-spi-nal
NLNederlands
cephalospinaal
sef-a-lo-spi-naal
NONorsk
cephalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
PAPA
ਸ਼ਿਰ-ਸਪਾਈਨ
shir-spain
PLPolski
cefalospinalny
ce-fa-lo-spi-nal-ny
PTPortuguês
cefaloespinhal
sef-a-lo-es-pi-nhal
RORomână
cefalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
RUРусский
кефалоспинальный
ke-fa-lo-spi-nal-nyy
SVSvenska
cephalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
SWKiswahili
sefalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
TAதமிழ்
தலை-குடல்
thalai-ku-dal
THไทย
ไขสันหลัง
kai-san-lang
TLTL
sefalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
TRTürkçe
sefalo spinal
sef-a-lo spi-nal
UKУкраїнська
кефалоспінальний
ke-fa-lo-spi-nal-nyi
URاردو
سرِی-اسپائین
se-ri-spa-in
VITiếng Việt
đốt sống đầu
dot soang dau
YOYO
sefalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal
ZUZU
sefalospinal
sef-a-lo-spi-nal