Cerebrum

Origin

From Latin cerebrum ("brain, skull"), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱerh₁- (reduced *ḱr̥h₁-). Cognate with Ancient Greek κάρα (kára, "head"), Old High German hirni ("brain"), Old English hærn ("brain"). More at harns.

Full definition of cerebrum

Noun

1. (neuroanatomy) The upper part of the brain, which is divided into the two cerebral hemispheres. In humans it is the largest part of the brain and is the seat of motor and sensory functions, and the higher mental functions such as consciousness, thought, reason, emotion, and memory.

Synonyms

• telencephalon

Meronyms

• cerebral hemisphere
• cerebral cortex

Holonyms

• forebrain

Derived terms

• cerebral
• cerebral cortex
• protocerebrum
• deutocerebrum
• tritocerebrum