noun
either half of the cerebrum
• Syn: ↑hemisphere
• Derivationally related forms: ↑hemispheric (for: ↑hemisphere), ↑hemispherical (for: ↑hemisphere)
• Hypernyms: ↑neural structure
• Hyponyms: ↑left hemisphere, ↑left brain, ↑right hemisphere, ↑right brain
• Part Holonyms: ↑cerebrum
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noun : either of the two lateral halves of the cerebrum
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either of the rounded halves of the cerebrum of the brain, divided laterally by a deep fissure and connected at the bottom by the corpus callosum. Cf. left brain, right brain.
[1810-20]
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cerebral hemisphere noun
One of the two lateral halves of the cerebrum
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Main Entry: ↑cerebrum
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cerebral hemisphere UK US noun [countable] [singular cerebral hemisphere plural cerebral hemispheres] medical
one of the two halves of the front part of your brain
Thesaurus: brain and nervous systemhyponym
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cerebral hemisphere,
either of the two lobes of the cerebrum.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.