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cerebrum en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəm/ (General-American)
  • /səˈɹi.bɹəm/ (General-American)
  • /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəm/ (Received-Pronunciation)
  • (Southern-England) audio

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English cerebrum, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain; a skull”); see there for more.

Meanings

  1. The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

Forms

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Deriveds

cerebrose · hemicerebrum · protocerebrum · cerebroid · cerebritis · cerebr- · tritocerebrum · cerebropathy · cerebrin · deutocerebrum · cerebro- · mesocerebrum · cerebral · procerebrum · cerebrous · cerebrology

Holonyms

forebrain

Relateds

cerebellum

Synonyms

telencephalon

Translations (40)

kk соңғы ми (principal part of the brain) · izh suur aivo (principal part of the brain) · mi roro hiringa (principal part of the brain) · es telencéfalo (principal part of the brain) · kmr mejî (principal part of the brain) · cs koncový mozek (principal part of the brain) · la cerebrum (principal part of the brain) · xal тарг (principal part of the brain) · it cervello (principal part of the brain) · te పెద్దమెదడు (principal part of the brain) · ru коне́чный мозг (principal part of the brain) · pl kresomózgowie (principal part of the brain) · is hjarni (principal part of the brain) · de Großhirn (principal part of the brain) · pt telencéfalo (principal part of the brain) · ja 大脳 (principal part of the brain) · vi đại não (principal part of the brain) · te బృహన్మస్తిష్కము (principal part of the brain) · da storhjerne (principal part of the brain) · nb storhjerne (principal part of the brain) · hy գլխուղեղ (principal part of the brain) · tl malaking-utak (principal part of the brain) · sv storhjärna (principal part of the brain) · hu nagyagy (principal part of the brain) · el εγκέφαλος (principal part of the brain) · eo grandcerbo (principal part of the brain) · bg главен мозък (principal part of the brain) · la telencephalon (principal part of the brain) · ga ceirbream (principal part of the brain) · fi isotaivot (principal part of the brain) · tl utak-pang-isip (principal part of the brain) · mi roronui (principal part of the brain) · ms serebrum (principal part of the brain) · mn их тархи (principal part of the brain) · fr telencéphale (principal part of the brain) · cmn 大腦 /大脑 (principal part of the brain) · nl telencephalon (principal part of the brain) · hi प्रमस्तिष्क (principal part of the brain) · fi isot aivot (principal part of the brain) · ko 대뇌 (principal part of the brain)