the anterior portion of the brain of vertebrates, consisting of two lateral hemispheres joined by a thick band of fibres: the dominant part of the human brain, associated with intellectual function, emotion, and personality
See telencephalonthe brain considered as a whole
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ce•re•brum /səˈribrəm, ˈsɛrə-/USA pronunciation
n. [countable], pl. -brums, -bra (-brə).
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025- Anatomythe forward and upper part of the brain, involved with movement and thinking.
ce•re•brum
(sə rē′brəm, ser′ə-),USA pronunciation n., pl. -brums, -bra (-brə).USA pronunciation [Anat., Zool.]
- Anatomy, Zoologythe anterior and largest part of the brain, consisting of two halves or hemispheres and serving to control voluntary movements and coordinate mental actions.
- Anatomy, Zoologythe forebrain and the midbrain. See illus. under brain.
- Latin: brain; akin to cranium, horn
- 1605–15
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'cerebrum' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
brain
- capsule
- central sulcus
- cerebellum
- cerebral
- cerebral cortex
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebral hemorrhage
- cerebrate
- cerebritis
- cerebro-
- cerebroid
- cerebrovascular
- corpus callosum
- cortex
- craniocerebral
- cranium
- cuneus
- decerebrate
- frontal gyrus
- hemisphere
- hippocampal gyrus
- lateral fissure
- pallium
- polioencephalitis
- pons
- rhinencephalon
- saveloy
- softening of the brain
- telencephalon
- tentorium