cerebral

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj

Of or relating to the brain, cerebrum, or cerebral cortex.
Intellectual rather than emotional or physical.

adj

Retroflex.

Pronunciation

/ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəl/ /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹl̩/ /səˈɹiː.bɹəl/ /səˈɹiː.bɹl̩/ /səˈɹi.bɹəl/ /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəl/ En-us-cerebral.ogg en-au-cerebral.ogg

Word forms

cerebral more cerebral most cerebral

Etymology

Borrowing from French cérébral, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain”); equivalent to cerebrum + -al.

Synonyms

brainial brainy

Derived words

acerebral antennocerebral anticerebral cardiocerebral cardiovasculocerebral cerebral achromatopsia cerebral aqueduct cerebral artery cerebral blood flow cerebral cortex cerebral crus cerebral edema cerebral hemisphere cerebral hemorrhage cerebralise cerebralism cerebralist cerebralize cerebral localisation cerebral localization cerebrally cerebral oximetry cerebral palsy cerebral salt-wasting syndrome cervicocerebral circumcerebral craniocerebral electrocerebral extracerebral great cerebral vein hemicerebral hepatocerebral hypercerebral hypocerebral intercerebral intracerebral meningocerebral metacerebral microcerebral multiple cerebral sclerosis myocerebral neurocerebral noncerebral oculocerebral orbitocerebral overcerebral paracerebral pericerebral postcerebral precerebral procerebral protocerebral retinocerebral retrocerebral rhinocerebral spinocerebral subcerebral supercerebral tritocerebral uncerebral

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