hemicerebrum

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English

Etymology

From hemi- +‎ cerebrum.

Pronunciation

Noun

hemicerebrum (plural hemicerebrums or hemicerebra)

  1. (anatomy) A lateral half of the cerebrum.
    • 1893, Burt Green Wilder, Physiology Practicums:
      From the cephalic slope of the left hemicerebrum [] cut a triangular slice, the thicker end including a part of the surface

References

hemicerebrum”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.