Cerebrum

['serɪbrəm] or [sə'ribrəm]

Definition

(noun.) anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans.

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Definition

(n.) The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.

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Definition

n. the front and larger part of the brain.—adjs. Cerebell′ar Cerebell′ous.—n. Cerebell′um the hinder and lower part of the brain.—adj. Cer′ebral pertaining to the cerebrum.—ns. Cer′ebralism the theory that all mental operations originate in the cerebrum; Cer′ebralist.—v.i. Cer′ebrate to show brain action.—n. Cerebrā′tion action of the brain conscious or unconscious marked by molecular changes in the cerebrum.—adjs. Cer′ebric cerebral; Cereb′riform brain-shaped.—ns. Cer′ebrin a name given to several nitrogenous non-phosphorised substances obtained from the brain; Cerebrī′tis inflammation of the cerebrum.—adj. Cer′ebro-spīn′al relating to the brain and spinal cord together.—Cerebral hemispheres the two great divisions of the cerebrum.

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