Phrase Hound found 37 phrases and 43 compound words that contain cerebral. The most common are listed below. Open cerebral in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 37
- cerebral palsyA group of non-progressive, non-contagious conditions, caused by brain damage before birth or during infancy, characterized by impairment of muscular coordination.
- cerebral cortexThe grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.
- cerebral hemisphereOne of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane.
- cerebral blood flowThe blood supply to the brain in a given period of time.
- cerebral hemorrhageA heavy release of blood within the brain; condition in which ruptured blood vessel cause bleeding inside the brain.
- cerebral aqueductThe channel in the brain which connects the third ventricle to the fourth ventricle. It is surrounded by the periaqueductal gray.
- cerebral palsiedHaving cerebral palsy.
- cerebral arteryAny of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.
- cerebral edemaAn excess accumulation of water in the intra- and/or extra-cellular spaces of the brain.
- cerebral localizationThe localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain.
- cerebral arteriesplural of cerebral artery: Any of the arteries supplying the cerebral cortex.
- cerebral localisationAlternative spelling of cerebral localization: The localization of the control of special functions, as of sight or of the various movements of the body, in special regions of the brain.
- cerebral hemispheresplural of cerebral hemisphere: One of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane.
- cerebral salt-wasting syndromeA rare endocrine condition involving low blood sodium concentration and dehydration in response to injury or the presence of tumors in or around the brain.
- cerebral crusThe anterior portion of the cerebral peduncle which contains the motor tracts, traveling from the cerebral cortex to the pons and spine.
- cerebral hemorrhagesplural of cerebral hemorrhage: A heavy release of blood within the brain; condition in which ruptured blood vessel cause bleeding inside the brain.
- cerebral corticesplural of cerebral cortex: The grey, folded, outermost layer of the cerebrum that is responsible for higher brain processes such as sensation, voluntary muscle movement, thought, reasoning, and memory.
- cerebral achromatopsiaA rare type of acquired color blindness when brain damage, often to the occipital lobe, causes a loss of color perception, making everything appear in shades of gray, even though the eyes themselves are otherwise healthy.
- anterior cerebral arteryAn artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, forms the anterior portion of the circle of Willis where it is linked to the artery on the opposite side by the anterior communicating artery, and passes on to supply the medial …
- middle cerebral arteryAn artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.
- great cerebral veinA broad unpaired vein formed by the junction of internal cerebral veins and uniting with the inferior sagittal sinus to form the straight sinus.
- posterior cerebral arteryAn artery that arises by the terminal forking of the basilar artery where it forms the posterior portion of the circle of Willis and passes on to supply the lower surfaces of the temporal and occipital lobes.
- multiple cerebral sclerosismultiple sclerosis
- anterior cerebral arteriesplural of anterior cerebral artery: An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, forms the anterior portion of the circle of Willis where it is linked to the artery on the opposite side by the anterior communicating artery, and …
- middle cerebral arteriesplural of middle cerebral artery: An artery that arises from the internal carotid artery, passes along the lateral fissure, and supplies the lateral surfaces of the cerebral cortex.
Compound words 43
- craniocerebralOf or pertaining to the skull and the brain
- anticerebralThat is active within the brain or cerebral cortex
- cerebralismThe doctrine that non-physical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
- cervicocerebralOf or pertaining to the cervical region and the cerebral region (broadly, the neck and brain).
- hypercerebralVery highly cerebral.
- microcerebralBoth very small and cerebral
- orbitocerebralRelating to the orbit of the eye and the brain
- overcerebralExcessively cerebral.
- precerebralThat leads to the cerebrum
- protocerebralRelating to the protocerebrum