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cerebral
[ suh-ree-bruhl, ser-uh- ]
adjective
- Anatomy, Zoology. of or relating to the cerebrum or the brain.
- betraying or characterized by the use of the intellect rather than intuition or instinct:
His is a cerebral music that leaves many people cold.
- Phonetics. retroflex ( def 2 ).
noun
- Phonetics. a cerebral sound.
cerebral
/ səˈriːə; ˈsɛrɪə /
adjective
- of or relating to the cerebrum or to the entire brain
- involving intelligence rather than emotions or instinct
- phonetics another word for cacuminal
noun
- phonetics a consonant articulated in the manner of a cacuminal consonant
cerebral
/ ĕ′ə-ə,ə-ŧ′ə /
- Relating to or involving the brain or cerebrum.
Notes
Derived Forms
- ˈ, adverb
Other 51Թ Forms
- ·b· adverb
- t·· adjective
- ԴDz·· adjective
- v··b adjective
- Dz··b adjective
- c·b adjective
- ܲ·· adjective
- p··b adjective
- super··b· adverb
51Թ History and Origins
Example Sentences
P now suffers from severe dystonic cerebral palsy, is effectively blind, has an intellectual disability, has epilepsy, can only communicate by crying and cannot be comforted when crying.
To get to play with someone like Jeff, who is so mercurial and cerebral yet is so playful — and then he goes dark — was a joy.
The 2018 news snippet featured a cerebral palsy patient in Iowa named Louis whose care was negatively impacted by MCO involvement.
The 29-year-old has a sister, Holly, 21, who has cerebral palsy.
The family of Martin - who is 41 and is autistic, with cerebral palsy and epilepsy - say Sheffield care worker Darren Leigh has become like a brother to him over 20 years.
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