n
(medicine) A trepan having a conical shape so that injurious penetration of the brain is impossible.
n
Modification of the acromion to an acetabular form
adj
Relating to sound and the movement of the spine and thus to a person's gait
n
(anatomy, medicine) In anatomy, a structure that is unpaired. This is relatively unusual, as most elements of anatomy reflect bilateral symmetry.
adj
Affecting both hemispheres of the brain
n
The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.
n
Alternative form of brainpan [(now chiefly Canada, US, colloquial) The skull.]
n
Obsolete spelling of brain [The control center of the central nervous system of an animal located in the skull which is responsible for perception, cognition, attention, memory, emotion, and action.]
n
A lectican that is localised to the surface of neurons in the brain.
adj
Alternative form of bulbar [Relating to, or having the form of a bulb; used especially of the medulla oblongata.]
adj
(anatomy) Related to the bulbus cordis and the ventricle
adj
(neuroanatomy, of a nerve impulse) Directed towards the central nervous system; afferent.
adj
Alternative spelling of cephalopelvic [Relating to the head (of a fetus) and the pelvis (of a mother)]
n
(neuroanatomy) One of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane.
adj
Relating to the cerebrum and the cardiovascular system.
adj
(physiology) Relating to the circulatory system of the brain
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the cerebrum and the cranium
adj
Relating to electrical activity in the cerebrum.
n
The science that deals with the cerebrum or brain.
n
(neuroanatomy) Initialism of central nervous system. [(neuroanatomy) In vertebrates, that part of the nervous system comprising the brain, brainstem and spinal cord.]
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Relating to the cochlea and the vestibule of the ear.
adj
(physiology) (of a motion) in the direction of contraction of a muscle. (E.g. extension of the lower arm via the elbow joint while contracting the triceps and other elbow extensor muscles; closing of the jaw while flexing the masseter).
adj
(medicine) Describing the half of a patient's brain or body away from the site of a lesion
adv
(medicine) On the half of a patient's brain or body that is away from the site of a lesion.
adv
Alternative form of contralesionally [(medicine) On the half of a patient's brain or body that is away from the site of a lesion.]
adj
Alternative form of cranioencephalic [Relating to the cranium and encephalon.]
adj
Subject to craniectomy
adj
(medicine) Of, or relating to craniopharyngioma.
adj
Relating to cranioplasty
adj
Relating to the cranium and spine.
adj
Relating to craniosurgery
adj
Relating to craniosynostosis.
adj
Having a deficiency in the corpus callosum
adj
Of or pertaining to problems with the executive system in the brain.
adv
(anatomy, obsolete) outward
v
To migrate brain function from the subcortical centres to the cortex.
adj
Resembling the material of the brain; cerebriform.
v
Alternative form of encephalize [To migrate brain function from the subcortical centres to the cortex.]
adj
Relating to the epitrochlea.
adj
Relating to exencephaly
adj
On the outside of the cranium
adj
(anatomy) Away from the digits.
adj
Situated outside of or away from the eyes.
n
A knee-like structure, in particular a bend in the corpus callosum of mammals.
n
A brainordinate within the gray matter
n
Literal brains as a general substance.
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(anatomy) Relating to a cerebral hemisphere.
n
(anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.
adj
Relating to hemicrania.
adj
Lacking the cerebral cortex of one hemisphere of the brain.
n
Either half of a mesencephalon
n
(anatomy) Either the left or right half of the pons
n
(anatomy) Either of the two halves of the cerebrum. .
n
(neuroanatomy) The posterior part of the brain, comprising the cerebellum, pons and medulla, the rhombencephalon
n
(obsolete, anatomy) aqueous humour
adj
Alternative form of interhemispheric [Between hemispheres, especially between the two hemispheres of the brain.]
adj
Between hemispheres, especially between the two hemispheres of the brain.
adj
Between the hippocampus and other parts of the brain
adj
occurring or situated within the cerebrum.
adj
Within a ventricle of the brain
adv
Within a ventricle of the brain
adj
Within a cerebral gyrus.
adj
Within a hemisphere, especially within either of the two hemispheres of the brain
n
(anatomy) The insula of the brain.
adj
Relating to the same hemisphere (side of the cerebrum)
adj
Relating to the lemnothalamus.
adj
Synonym of thalamolenticular
adj
(anatomy) In the middle of a modiolus
adj
(anatomy) Of or related to the primitive transmission system for sharp, localized pain.
n
Alternative form of neuraxis [(anatomy, medicine, usually) Synonym of central nervous system.]
adj
Relating to the neurocranium and the basicranium
adj
Of or pertaining to the neurocranium
n
A region of the avian brain, used mostly for some types of executive functions but also for other higher cognitive tasks.
adj
Of, pertaining to, or affecting the optic nerve and the spinal cord
n
The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the brainpan.
adj
Causing plantarflexion
adj
(physiology) Alternative form of premotor [(anatomy) Near the front of the motor cortex; see premotor cortex]
adj
(anatomy) Leading away from the retina
adj
(anatomy) Of, pertaining to, or connecting the retina and the geniculate ganglion
adj
Of or pertaining to the retina and the hypothalamus; used especially of the retinohypothalamic tract, a photic input pathway involved in the circadian rhythms of mammals.
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the retina and the optic tectum
n
(anatomy) The part of the brain involved with olfaction.
n
(anatomy) The voluntary muscle of vertebrates, which is striated and anchored by tendons to bone and is used to effect skeletal movement such as locomotion.
adj
That travels out from the body
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the region of the brain responsible for such movements
adj
Synonym of cerebrospinal
n
The evolutionary process by which cognitive functions which were regulated by lower nerve centers are progressively controlled, partially or entirely, by the cerebrum.
adv
Across the cerebral cortex
adj
Across the hemispheres (of the brain)
n
A largely discredited model of the brain according to which the reptilian complex, the paleomammalian complex (limbic system), and the neomammalian complex (neocortex) are each independently conscious, as structures sequentially added to the forebrain during the course of evolution.
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That is displaced away from the utricle
adj
(anatomy, medicine, surgery) Of or pertaining to a ventricle and a cistern, usually one of the cerebral ventricles and one of the subarachnoid cisterns (such as the fourth ventricle and the cisterna magna), regarding pathways of cerebrospinal fluid flow.
n
(education) A competitive examination used by Brazilian universities to select students.
adj
Relating to movement influenced by the vestibule of the inner ear
n
The observation that, during craniosynostosis, skull growth is restricted to a plane perpendicular to the affected, prematurely fused suture and is enhanced in a plane parallel to it.
adj
(anatomy) visceral and branchiomotor
adj
Relating to vision and the vestibular system
n
a test used to establish which cerebral functions are localised to which hemisphere
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