Cerebrifugal
(Cer`e*brif"u*gal) a. [Cerebrum + L. fugere to flee.] (Physiol.) Applied to those nerve
fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions)
outwards.
Cerebrin
(Cer"e*brin) n. [From Cerebrum.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nonphosphorized, nitrogenous substance,
obtained from brain and nerve tissue by extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it exists
as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the decomposition of some more complex substance.
Cerebripetal
(Cer`e*brip"e*tal) a. [Cerebrum + L. petere to seek.] (Physiol.) Applied to those nerve
fibers which go from the spinal cord to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions)
from the exterior inwards.
Cerebritis
(||Cer`e*bri"tis) n. [NL., fr. E. cerebrum + -itis.] (Med.) Inflammation of the cerebrum.
Cerebroid
(Cer"e*broid) a. [Cerebrum + -oid.] Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.
Cerebrology
(Cer`e*brol"o*gy) n. [Cerebrum + -logy.] The science which treats of the cerebrum or
brain.
Cerebropathy
(Cer`e*brop"a*thy) n. [Cerebrum + Gr. suffering.] (Med.) A hypochondriacal condition
verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; — called also brain fag.
Cerebroscopy
(Cer`e*bros"co*py) n. [Cerebrum + -scopy.] (Med.) Examination of the brain for the
diagnosis of disease; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination
of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope). Buck.
Cerebrose
(Cer`e*brose") n. [From Cerebrum.] (Physiol. Chem.) A sugarlike body obtained by the
decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.
Cerebro-spinal
(Cer`e*bro-spi"nal) a. [Cerebrum + spinal.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the central
nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.
Cerebro-spinal fluid (Physiol.), a serous fluid secreted by the membranes covering the brain and
spinal cord. — Cerebro-spinal meningitis, Cerebro-spinal fever (Med.), a dangerous epidemic,
and endemic, febrile disease, characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal
cord, giving rise to severe headaches, tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the ocular muscles,
etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous eruption, when it is often called spotted fever. It is not
contagious.
Cerebrum
(Cer"e*brum) n.; pl. E. Cerebrums L. Cerebra [L., the brain.] (Anat.) The anterior, and in
man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See Brain.
Cerecloth
(Cere"cloth`) n. [L. cera wax + E. cloth.] A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some
gummy or glutinous matter.
Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of cerecloth.
Bacon.
Cerement
(Cere"ment) n. [L. cera wax: cf. F. cirement.] (a) A cerecloth used for the special purpose
of enveloping a dead body when embalmed. (b) Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.
Ceremonial
(Cer`e*mo"ni*al) a. [L. caerimonialis: cf. F. cérimonial. See Ceremony.]
1. Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.
Ceremonial observances and outward show.
Hallam.
