CEREBRUM (cerebra)

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

Irregular inflected form: cerebra   

 Dictionary entry overview: What does cerebrum mean? 

• CEREBRUM (noun)
  The noun CEREBRUM has 1 sense:

1. anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

  Familiarity information: CEREBRUM used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CEREBRUM (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cerebrum" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Meronyms (parts of "cerebrum"):

central sulcus; fissure of Rolando; Rolando's fissure; sulcus centralis (a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes)

fissure of Sylvius; lateral cerebral sulcus; sulcus lateralis cerebri; Sylvian fissure (the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres)

cerebral hemisphere; hemisphere (either half of the cerebrum)

cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)

convolution; gyrus (a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain)

Holonyms ("cerebrum" is a part of...):

telencephalon (the anterior division of the forebrain; the cerebrum and related parts of the hypothalamus)

 Context examples 

Of, ocurring in, or situated within the cerebrum.

(Intracerebral, NCI Thesaurus)

Areas within the cerebrum control muscle functions and also control speech, thought, emotions, reading, writing, and learning.

(Cerebrum, NCI Dictionary)

Administration of a drug within the cerebrum, directly into brain tissue, usually by injection or direct application.

(Intracerebral Route of Administration, NCI Thesaurus)

The left half of the cerebrum that controls the muscles on the right side of the body.

(Left Cerebral Hemisphere, NCI Thesaurus)

A tiny organ in the cerebrum that produces melatonin.

(Pineal body, NCI Dictionary)

A gyrus on the outer surface of the left frontal lobe of the cerebrum located between the inferior frontal sulcus and the fissure of Sylvius that is involved in response inhibition.

(Left Inferior Frontal Convolution, NCI Thesaurus)

In common usage, the term cerebrovascular disorders is not limited to conditions that affect the cerebrum, but refers to vascular disorders of the entire brain including the DIENCEPHALON; BRAIN STEM; and CEREBELLUM.

(Cerebrovascular Disorder, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)

A type of brain tissue in the cerebrum consisting of myelinated axons and glial cells.

(Cerebral White Matter, NCI Thesaurus)

The outer layer of the cerebrum composed of neurons and unmyelinated nerve fibers.

(Cerebral Cortex, NCI Thesaurus)

Perfusion of blood through the cerebrum.

(Cerebral Blood Flow, NCI Thesaurus)