See Also: Monro's doctrine(medicine)
Monro-Kellie doctrine(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Monro family(encyclopedia)
bursa of Monro(medicine)
Monro, Alexander Sr(medicine)
Monro, Alexander Jr(medicine)
Monro's sulcus(medicine)
Monro's line(medicine)
Monro's foramen(medicine)

Monro's doctrine (medicine)


Monro's doctrine


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.