cerebrum

cer·e·brum   (sěr'ə-brəm, sə-rē'-)    n.   pl. cer·e·brums or cer·e·bra (-brə) The large rounded structure of the brain occupying most of the cranial cavity, divided into two cerebral hemispheres that are joined at the bottom by the corpus callosum. It controls and integrates motor, sensory, and higher mental functions, such as thought, reason, emotion, and memory. [Latin, brain; see ker-1 in Indo-European roots.]

cerebrum [(ser-uh-bruhm, suh-ree-bruhm)]

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.)

Main Entry: ce·re·brum
Pronunciation: s&-'rE-br&m, 'ser-&-br&m
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural ce·re·brums or ce·re·bra /-br&/
1 : BRAIN 1
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

cerebrum cer·e·brum (sěr'ə-brəm, sə-rē'-)
n. pl. cer·e·brums or cer·e·bra (-brə)
The largest portion of the brain, including practically all the parts within the skull except the medulla, pons, and cerebellum and now usually referring only to the parts derived from the telencephalon and including mainly the cerebral hemispheres that are joined at the bottom by the corpus callosum. It controls and integrates motor, sensory, and higher mental functions, such as thought, reason, emotion, and memory.