Medical Definition of Monro-kellie doctrine

1. A doctrine that states that the cranial cavity is a closed rigid box and that therefore a change in the quantity of intracranial blood can occur only through the displacement of or replacement by cerebrospinal fluid. Synonym: Monro-Kellie doctrine. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Monro-Kellie Doctrine

monoxylon
monoxylous
monozoa
monozoic
monozygotic
monozygotic
monozygotic twin
monozygotic twins
monozygous twin
monozygous twins
Monro's doctrine
Monro's foramen
Monro's foramen
Monro's line
Monro's sulcus
Monro-Kellie doctrine
Monro-Richter line
Monroe
Monroe Doctrine
Monrovia
mons
mons
monseigneur
monsel's salt
monsel's solution
Monsel solution
Monsieur
Monsignor
monsignori
monsignorial

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