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cerebral Definition

cer·ebral (ser′ə brəl, sə rē′brəl)

adjective

  1. of the brain or the cerebrum
  2. of, appealing to, or conceived by the intellect rather than the emotions; intellectual
  3. Phonet. cacuminal

Etymology: Fr cérébral < L cerebrum: see cerebellum

noun

Phonet. a cacuminal sound

cerebral Related Forms
cer′·ebrally adverb
cerebral Usage Examples

Modifies a noun

  • palsy: Born in 1983 with cerebral palsy, James has now proved them all wrong.
  • cortex: An analysis of cell lineage in the rat cerebral cortex.
  • edema: Once cerebral edema develops it usually results in death or severe neurological damage.
  • hemisphere: I am also interested in how the cerebral hemispheres differ in their ability to group visual information.
  • hemorrhage: Cerebral hemorrhage The escape of blood from a ruptured vessel in the brain.
  • ischaemia: Resolution of cerebral ischaemia has been imaged by magnetic resonance.

Modifying Another Word

  • too: Western Christianity has, certainly in recent centuries, been far too cerebral.
  • very: The Labor Department expatriate staff made no claim to be very cerebral.
  • not: The ideal of a work of art is thus when it is not calculated, not cerebral, or not formulated intellectually.
  • strictly: Morrissey was, and has subsequently proved to be, a strictly cerebral soul.
  • especially: But they believe this ground-breaking new therapy could have exciting ramifications for people with a wide range of disorders, especially cerebral palsy.