Ce"re*a*lin (?), n. (Chem.) A nitrogenous substance closely resembling diastase, obtained from bran, and possessing the power of converting starch into dextrin, sugar, and lactic acid. Watts.
Cer"e*bel, n. The cerebellum. Derham.
{ Cer`e*bel"lar (?), Cer`e*bel"lous (?), } a. (Anat.) Pertaining to the cerebellum.
Cer`e*bel"lum (?), n.; pl. E. Cerebellums (&?;), L. Cerebella (&?;). [L., dim. of cerebrum brain.] (Anat.) The large lobe of the hind brain in front of and above the medulla; the little brain. It controls combined muscular action. See Brain.
Cer"e*bral (?), a. [L. cerebrum brain; akin to Gr. ka`ra head: cf. F. cÚrÚbral. See Cheer.] (Anat.) Of or pertaining to the cerebrum.
Cerebral apoplexy. See under Apoplexy.
Cer"e*bral, n. [A false translation of the Skr. mūrdhanya, lit., head-sounds.] One of a class of lingual consonants in the East Indian languages. See Lingual, n.
&fist; Prof. W. D. Whitney calls these letters linguals, and this is their usual designation in the United States.
Cer"e*bral*ism (?), n. (Philos.) The doctrine or theory that psychical phenomena are functions or products of the brain only.
Cer"e*bral*ist, n. One who accepts cerebralism.
Cer"e*brate (?), v. i. (Physiol.) To exhibit mental activity; to have the brain in action.
Cer`e*bra"tion (?), n. Action of the brain, whether conscious or unconscious.
Cer"e*bric (?), a. Of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain.
Cerebric acid (Physiol. Chem.), a name formerly sometimes given to cerebrin.