cerebral
See also: cérébral
English
WOTD – 15 November 2009
Etymology
From French cérébral, formed from the root of Latin cerebrum.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cerebral (comparative more cerebral, superlative most cerebral)
- (anatomy, medicine) Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.
- Intellectual rather than emotional.
- (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.
Derived terms
Derived terms
- cerebral abscess
- cerebral accident
- cerebral agraphia
- cerebral aneurysm
- cerebral angiogram
- cerebral angiography
- cerebral apophysis
- cerebral apoplexy
- cerebral aqueduct
- cerebral arousal mechanism
- cerebral arteriography
- cerebral arteriosclerosis
- cerebral artery
- cerebral atrophy
- cerebral axis
- cerebral blindness
- cerebral blood
- cerebral blood flow
- cerebral cavity
- cerebral circulation
- cerebral claudication
- cerebral competence
- cerebral compression
- cerebral concussion
- cerebral contusion
- cerebral convolution
- cerebral cortex
- cerebral cranium
- cerebral crisis
- cerebral cysticercosis
- cerebral damage
- cerebral deafness
- cerebral death
- cerebral decompression
- cerebral depressant
- cerebral dominance
- cerebral dropsy
- cerebral dysrhythmia
- cerebral echinococcosis
- cerebral edema
- cerebral embolism
- cerebral equipotentiality
- cerebral event
- cerebral excitement
- cerebral fossa
- cerebral ganglion
- cerebral haemorrhage
- cerebral hemiplegia
- cerebral hemisphere
- cerebral hemorrhage
- cerebral hernia
- cerebral hyperesthesia
- cerebral hypoxia
- cerebral index
- cerebral infarction
- cerebral integration
- cerebral localization
- cerebral macula
- cerebral malaria
- cerebral mantle
- cerebral meningitis
- cerebral migraine
- cerebral nerve
- cerebral neurasthenia
- cerebral palsy
- cerebral palsy feeder
- cerebral paralysis
- cerebral paraplegia
- cerebral peduncle
- cerebral phenomenon
- cerebral poroma
- cerebral seizure
- cerebral sinus
- cerebral tetanus
- cerebral thrombosis
- cerebral tissue
- cerebral tumour
- cerebral type
- cerebral vascular disability
- cerebral vein
- cerebral vertigo
- cerebral vesicle
- cerebral vomiting
Translations
of, or relating to the brain
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intellectual
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retroflex — see retroflex
Asturian
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /θeɾeˈβɾal/
Adjective
cerebral (epicene, plural cerebrales)
Related terms
Catalan
Etymology
A learned formation from the root of Latin cerebrum and the suffix -al.
Pronunciation
Adjective
cerebral (masculine and feminine plural cerebrals)
Related terms
Danish
Etymology
From French cérébral (“cerebral”), from Latin cerebrum (“brain”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /serəbraːl/, [serəˈb̥ʁɑːˀl]
Adjective
cerebral
- cerebral (of, or relating to the brain)
Inflection
| Inflection of cerebral | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Positive | Comparative | Superlative | |
| Common singular | cerebral | — | —2 |
| Neuter singular | cerebralt | — | —2 |
| Plural | cerebrale | — | —2 |
| Definite attributive1 | cerebrale | — | — |
| 1) When an adjective is applied predicatively to something definite, the corresponding "indefinite" form is used. 2) The "indefinite" superlatives may not be used attributively. | |||
Further reading
Portuguese
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Portugal) IPA(key): /sɨɾɨˈβɾaɫ/
Adjective
cerebral m, f (plural cerebrais, comparable)
- Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain; cerebral.
Related terms
Spanish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- (Castilian) IPA(key): /θeɾeˈbɾal/, [θeɾeˈβɾal]
- (Latin America) IPA(key): /seɾeˈbɾal/, [seɾeˈβɾal]
Adjective
cerebral (plural cerebrales)
Related terms
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