Cerebrum Definition

sĕrə-brəm, sə-rē-
cerebra, cerebrums
noun
The upper, main part of the brain of vertebrate animals, consisting of left and right hemispheres: in humans it is the largest part of the brain and is believed to control conscious and voluntary processes.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Cerebrum

Noun

Singular:
cerebrum
Plural:
cerebra, cerebrums

Origin of Cerebrum

  • From Latin cerebrum (“brain, skull”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₁- (reduced *ḱr̥h₁-). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, “head”), Old High German hirni (“brain”), Old English hærn (“brain”). More at harns.

    From Wiktionary

  • Latin brain ker-1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Cerebrum Sentence Examples

  • Man, The compared with other animals, has the fewest inherited mental mechanisms or instincts and at the same time of the the largest cerebrum in proportion to the size of his Past.

  • The part of the brain that is damaged is called the cerebrum.

  • The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and is divided into two halves or hemispheres as well.

  • I had had an unusual stroke, a clot lodged in the cerebellum, rather than the more common left or right cerebrum.

  • The cerebrum is totally unaffected by aconite, consciousness and the intelligence remaining normal to the last.

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