craniocerebral
adjective
cra·nio·ce·re·bral
ˌkrā-nē-ō-sə-ˈrē-brəl 
-ˈser-ə-
: involving both cranium and brain
craniocerebral injury
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Tellez’s death was ruled a homicide, the result of multiple craniocerebral injuries, the primary cause assault, according to the Cook County medical examiner’s office.
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Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
Mild closed craniocerebral injury of August 12, 2020.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
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Katherine Rosenberg-Douglas, chicagotribune.com, 15 Dec. 2021
Mild closed craniocerebral injury of August 12, 2020.
—Ann M. Simmons, WSJ, 4 Sep. 2020
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craniocerebral
adjective
cra·nio·ce·re·bral
ˌkrā-nē-ō-sə-ˈrē-brəl, -ˈser-ə-
: involving both cranium and brain
craniocerebral injury
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