| brain stem |
brainstem: the part of the brain continuous with the spinal cord and comprising the medulla oblongata and pons and midbrain and parts of the hypothalamus
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| brain sugar |
galactose: a simple sugar found in lactose
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| braincase |
cranium: the part of the skull that encloses the brain
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| brain |
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord mental ability; "he's got plenty of brains but no common sense" mind: that which is responsible for one's thoughts and feelings; the seat of the faculty of reason; "his mind wandered"; "I couldn't get his words out of my head" hit on the head genius: someone who has exceptional intellectual ability and originality; "Mozart was a child genius"; "he's smart but he's no Einstein" the brain of certain animals used as meat kill by smashing someone's skull
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| brain death |
death when respiration and other reflexes are absent; consciousness is gone; organs can be removed for transplantation before the heartbeat stops
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