cerebrum

noun

ce·re·brum sə-ˈrē-brəm

ˈser-ə-brəm

ˈse-rə-

plural cerebrums or cerebra sə-ˈrē--brə

ˈser-ə-brə,

ˈse-rə-

: brain sense 1a

: an enlarged anterior or upper part of the brain

especially : the expanded anterior portion of the brain that in higher mammals overlies the rest of the brain, consists of cerebral hemispheres and connecting structures, and is considered to be the seat of conscious mental processes : telencephalon

Example Sentences

you'll need the patience of a saint and the cerebrum of a rocket scientist to figure out the solution to this brainteaser

Recent Examples on the Web According to Johns Hopkins Medicine, a stroke in the left hemisphere of the cerebrum can cause aphasia: difficulty finding the right words or understanding what others are saying, or both.

Time, 13 Oct. 2022 One of the most surprising discoveries noted in the report was Danionella cerebrum, found in southern Myanmar.

Veronika Perková, Scientific American, 25 Mar. 2022 While having a parasitic infection in the brain is rare in the United States, some medical mysteries in recent years have ended with tapeworms in the cerebrum.

Washington Post, 16 Nov. 2021 And from thereon, tug at the medulla and crisscross the cerebrum.

Piyush Jha, Forbes, 4 June 2021 The tissue had come from a part of Zimmer’s cerebrum that helps with language development instead of from his cerebellum, his lawsuit alleges.

oregonlive, 16 Feb. 2020 But a large region of the brain called the cerebrum seemed to have undergone major evolutionary changes that were possibly the reason for the expansion of cognitive abilities.

Onur Güntürkün, Scientific American, 1 Jan. 2020 Three doctors have declared the girl brain dead based on exams and tests showing no blood flow or electrical activity in either her cerebrum or the brain stem that controls breathing.

CBS News, 6 Jan. 2014 See More

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Word History

Etymology

Latin

First Known Use

1578, in the meaning defined at sense 2

Time Traveler

The first known use of cerebrum was in 1578

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cerebrum

noun

ce·re·brum sə-ˈrē-brəm

ˈser-ə-brəm

plural cerebrums or cerebra -brə

: brain entry 1 sense 1a

: the expanded front or upper part of the brain that consists of the cerebral hemispheres and connecting structures and is reported to be the seat of conscious mental processes