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[Cerebrum + L. fugere to flee.] (Physiol.)
Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the
spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal
impressions) outwards.


Cer"e*brin (?), n. [From
Cerebrum.] (Physiol. Chem.) A nonphosphorized,
nitrogenous substance, obtained from brain and nerve tissue by
extraction with boiling alcohol. It is uncertain whether it
exists as such in nerve tissue, or is a product of the
decomposition of some more complex substance.


Cer`e*brip"e*tal (?), a.
[Cerebrum + L. petere to seek.] (Physiol.)
Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the spinal cord
to the brain and so transfer sensations (centripetal impressions)
from the exterior inwards.


||Cer`e*bri"tis (?), n. [NL., fr.
E. cerebrum + -itis.] (Med.)
Inflammation of the cerebrum.


Cer"e*broid (?), a.
[Cerebrum + -oid.] Resembling, or analogous
to, the cerebrum or brain.


Cer`e*brol"o*gy (?), n.
[Cerebrum + -logy.] The science which treats
of the cerebrum or brain.


Cer`e*brop"a*thy (?), n.


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