CEREBRUM


Meaning of CEREBRUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ sə-ˈrē-brəm, ˈser-ə-brem, ˈse-rə- ]

noun

( plural -brums or ce·re·bra -brə)

Etymology: Latin

Date: 1615

1. : brain 1a

2. : an enlarged anterior or upper part of the brain ; especially : the expanded anterior portion of the brain that in higher mammals overlies the rest of the brain, consists of cerebral hemispheres and connecting structures, and is considered to be the seat of conscious mental processes : telencephalon

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