cerebrum

noun ce·re·brum \ sə-ˈrē-brəm , ˈser-ə-brəm , ˈse-rə- \

|Updated on: 5 Jul 2018

Definition of cerebrum

plural cerebrums or cerebra play \-brə\

1 : brain 1a

2 : 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

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Examples of cerebrum in a Sentence

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 of cerebrum from the Web

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, "Jahi McMath taken out of Oakland hospital in private ambulance, now in custody of mom," 6 Jan. 2014

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