| cerebriform | Resembling the external fissures and convolutions of the brain. Origin: cerebri-+ L. Forma, shape, appearance, nature (05 Mar 2000) |
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| cerebritis | Inflammation of the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebro- | Cerebr-cerebri- The cerebrum. See: encephalo-. Origin: L. Cerebrum, brain (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrocortical necrosis | A noninfectious disease of ruminants characterised by a tissue-thiamine deficiency and by amaurosis and strabismus, followed by recumbency, opisthotonos, and convulsions. Synonym: cerebrocortical necrosis. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrocuprein | Former terms for copper-containing proteins found in human erythrocytes and other tissues. See: superoxide dismutase, ceruloplasmin. Synonym: cerebrocuprein, erythrocuprein, haemocuprein, hepatocuprein. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrogalactose | D-Galactose. See: galactose. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebrogalactoside | <biochemistry> Glycolipid found in brain (11% of dry matter). Sphingosine core with fatty amide or hydroxy fatty amide and a single monosaccharide on the alcohol group (either glucose or galactose). (18 Nov 1997) |
| cerebrohepatorenal syndrome | <syndrome> A neonatal syndrome characterised by muscular hypotonia, incomplete myelinization of nervous tissue, craniofacial malformations, hepatomegaly, and small glomerular cysts of the kidney; there is a perturbation in peroxisomes; autosomal recessive inheritance. Synonym: Zellweger syndrome. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebroma | <oncology, tumour> Any swelling or tumour of the brain. (09 Oct 1997) |
| cerebromalacia | Softening of the brain. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebromeningitis | Inflammation of both the brain and meninges. (12 Dec 1998) |
| cerebron | <physiology> A nitrogenous body, related to cerebrin, supposed to exist in the brain. See: Phrenic. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |
| cerebronic acid | 2-Hydroxylignoceric acid, 2-hydroxytetraeicosanoic acid; CH3-(CH2)21-CHOH-COOH. A constituent of phrenosin (cerebron) and other glycolipids. Synonym: phrenosinic acid. (05 Mar 2000) |
| cerebropathia | <neurology, pathology> Any degenerative disease of the brain. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |
| cerebropathy | <neurology, pathology> Any degenerative disease of the brain. Origin: Gr. Pathos = disease (18 Nov 1997) |