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cerebrum
[ suh-ree-bruhm, ser-uh- ]
noun
- the anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.
- the forebrain and the midbrain.
cerebrum
/ ˈsɛrɪbrɪk; ˈsɛrɪbrəm /
noun
- See telencephalonthe anterior portion of the brain of vertebrates, consisting of two lateral hemispheres joined by a thick band of fibres: the dominant part of the brain in man, associated with intellectual function, emotion, and personality See telencephalon
- the brain considered as a whole
- the main neural bundle or ganglion of certain invertebrates
cerebrum
/ sĕr′ə-brəm,sə-rē′brəm /
, Plural cerebrums
- The largest part of the vertebrate brain, filling most of the skull and consisting of two cerebral hemispheres divided by a deep groove and joined by the corpus callosum, a transverse band of nerve fibers. The cerebrum processes complex sensory information and controls voluntary muscle activity. In humans it is the center of thought, learning, memory, language, and emotion.
cerebrum
- The largest part of the brain , consisting of two lobes, the right and left cerebral hemispheres. The cerebrum controls thought and voluntary movement. ( See cerebral cortex , left brain , and right brain .)
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Derived Forms
- cerebric, adjective
- ˈcereˌbroid, adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of cerebrum1
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Example Sentences
Like the cerebrum, the cerebellum has two hemispheres, separated by a structure called the vermis.
“The perfect world was a dream that your primitive cerebrum kept trying to wake up from,” said Agent Smith.
The movement of the smallest part of the body appears to have its definite localized center in the cerebrum.
Repetition had stencilled his name and his photograph upon the public cerebrum.
His ears could not hear, nor could his flesh feel, but his whole form or cerebrum sensed he held the woman he loved in his arms.
He had passed through the median section of the hemispheres and had reached the point just below the cerebrum.
The Cerebral gets his name from the cerebrum or thinking part of the brain, because this is the system most highly evolved in him.
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