| Pronunciation: | | 'serubrul
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| Matching Terms: | | cerebral aneurysm, cerebral aqueduct, cerebral artery, cerebral blood flow, cerebral cortex, cerebral death, cerebral embolism, cerebral hemisphere, cerebral hemispheres, cerebral hemorrhage, cerebral mantle, cerebral palsy, cerebral thrombosis, cerebral vascular accident, cerebral vein, cerebralism, cerebralist, cerebrally, cerebrate, cerebration
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- [adj] involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct; "a cerebral approach to the problem"; "cerebral drama"
- [adj] of or relating to the cerebrum or brain; "cerebral hemisphere"; "cerebral activity"
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| | Synonyms: | | intellectual |
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| | Antonyms: | | emotional |
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| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Cer"e*bral\, a. [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. ?
head: cf. F. c['e]r['e]bral. See {Cheer}.] (Anat.)
Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.
{Cerebral apoplexy}. See under {Apoplexy}.
\Cer"e*bral\, n. [A false translation of the Skr.
m[=u]rdhanya, lit., head-sounds.]
One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian
languages. See {Lingual}, n.
Note: Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and
this is their usual designation in the United States.
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| Medical Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | Related to the 2 major hemispherical components of the brain, which serve the "higher" mental functions. |
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