cerebrum
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cerebrum
- /ˈsɛ.ɹɪb.ɹəm/ UK
- /səˈɹi.bɹəm/ US
- /ˈsɛɹ.əb.ɹəm/ US
Rhymes with -ɛɹɪbɹəm, -iːbɹəm
Where it comes from
Inherited from Middle English cerebrum, from Latin cerebrum (“a brain; a skull”); see there for more.
noun cerebra · cerebrums
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The principal and most anterior part of the brain in vertebrates, which is located in the front area of the skull and divided into two hemispheres, left and right, separated by a fissure. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is responsible for the integration of complex sensory functions and the initiation and coordination of voluntary activity, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.
Similar: telencephalon
Translations
Every language
noun principal part of the brain
| Español | telencéfalo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 대뇌 daenoe |
| 日本語 | 大脳 dainō |
| 中文 | 大腦 /大脑 dànǎo |
| हिन्दी | प्रमस्तिष्क pramastiṣk |
| Português | telencéfalo |
| Français | telencéphale |
| Deutsch | Großhirn |
| Italiano | cervello |
| Ελληνικά | εγκέφαλος egkéfalos |
| Русский | коне́чный мозг konéčnyj mozg |
| Tiếng Việt | đại não |
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title = {cerebrum},
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