单词 | cerebral cortex |
释义 | cerebrum /serˈi-brəm or sə-rēˈbrəm/noun (pl cerˈebrums or cerˈebra)
ORIGIN: L cerebrum the brain; prob cognate with Gr karā the head, and krānion the cranium cerˈebral (also /sə-rēˈbrəl/) adjective
cerˈebralism noun The theory that all mental operations originate in the brain cerˈebralist noun cerˈebrally adverb cerˈebrate intransitive verb To think, to use the brain cerebrāˈtion noun Action of the brain, esp unconscious cerˈebric (or /sər-ebˈrik/) adjective Cerebral cerebˈriform adjective Brain-shaped cerebrīˈtis noun Inflammation of the cerebrum cerˈebroside noun Any of various lipids found in nerve tissue cerebrōspīnˈal adjective Relating to the brain and spinal cord together cerebrotonia /-tōˈni-ə/ noun (L tonus tone) the temperament associated with ectomorphic body type characterized by introversion and hypersensitivity cerebrōtonˈic adjective cerˈebrōvasˈcūlar adjective Relating to the cerebrum and its blood vessels cerebral cortex noun The outer layers of the cerebral hemispheres associated with higher function of the nervous system cerebral death see brain death under brain cerebral dominance noun The tendency of one side of the brain to dominate certain functions, eg the left side of the cerebrum produces right-handedness in the majority of people cerebral haemorrhage noun Haemorrhage of a blood vessel or blood vessels in the brain, esp the rupture of an artery cerebral hemisphere noun One of the two lateral halves of the cerebrum cerebral palsy noun A form of congenital paralysis marked by lack of muscular co-ordination, etc cerebrospinal fever noun Meningitis cerebrospinal fluid noun The clear colourless fluid that surrounds the spinal cord and ventricles in the brain cerebrovascular accident noun A sudden interruption of the blood supply to the brain, as in a cerebral haemorrhage |
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