The organ contained in the skull of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of soft grey or white tissue with (esp. in mammals) a conspicuously…
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| 释义 | the world > life > the body > nervous system > cerebrospinal axis > brain > [noun] (34) brainOE The organ contained in the skull of humans and other vertebrates, consisting of soft grey or white tissue with (esp. in mammals) a conspicuously… harna1154 Brain; brains. member mandant1543 Physiology. Of an organ with reference to the brain: that is the source of command or control. Chiefly in member mandant. pia mater1592 In extended use (chiefly humorous): the brain. encephalos1708 = encephalon, n. encephalon1741 What is within the skull; the brain. sensorium1760 In non-technical contexts: the mind, the brain. box1908 slang (chiefly British). The head; the brain, the mind. Cf. brain-box, n. 1. Subcategories:— as seat of mind (11) — as material object (1) — material quantity of (1) — faculties of (3) — action of (1) — substances of (6) — type of (2) — laterality (1) |
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