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111cerebral artery — noun any of the arteries supplying blood to the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑arteria cerebri • Hypernyms: ↑artery, ↑arteria, ↑arterial blood vessel • Hyponyms: ↑anterior cerebral artery, ↑ …
112cerebral hemisphere — noun either half of the cerebrum • Syn: ↑hemisphere • Derivationally related forms: ↑hemispheric (for: ↑hemisphere), ↑hemispherical (for: ↑hemisphere) …
113cerebral amblyopia — The term cerebral amblyopia is indebted to the Greek noun ambluopia, which means weakness of vision. It refers to a variant of * amblyopia, or diminished visual acuity, attributed to a lesion affecting the retrochiasmal part of the visual… …
114cerebral arteries — the arteries supplying the cerebral hemispheres, derived from the internal carotid artery (anterior choroid, anterior cerebral, middle cerebral, and posterior communicating arteries and the circle of Willis) or from the basilar artery (posterior… …
115Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association — The Cerebral Palsy International Sports and Recreation Association (CPISRA) is the international governing body for sports for athletes with cerebral palsy. CP ISRA sports are open to athletes with cerebral palsy, and athletes with similar… …
116Cerebral calcification, nonarteriosclerotic — This syndrome described in 1930 by T. Fahr is a genetic (inherited) neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in certain of areas of the brain (including the basal ganglia and the cerebral cortex). Symptoms may include… …
117cerebral lacunae — small areas of cerebral ischemic infarction resulting from occlusion of deep, small end arterial branches of the middle cerebral, posterior cerebral, and basilar arteries; seen in association with hypertension and arteriosclerosis …
118cerebral cortex — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cerebral cortex : singular cerebral cortex plural cerebral cortices medical the outer layer of the cerebrum (= the front part of your brain) …
119cerebral hemisphere — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms cerebral hemisphere : singular cerebral hemisphere plural cerebral hemispheres medical one of the two halves of the front part of your brain …
120cerebral thrombosis — noun a blood clot in a cerebral artery or vein • Hypernyms: ↑thrombosis * * * noun : the formation within a cerebral artery of a blood clot preventing the circulation of blood in the blocked area of brain tissue * * * Pathol. formation of a clot… …
