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What it means
Describes the brain or the cerebrum, the two large hemispheres that handle thinking, movement, senses and language. Cerebral perfusion is blood flow to the brain. Cerebral edema is swelling of the brain. Cerebral palsy is a group of movement disorders from brain injury before, during or soon after birth.
At a glance
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Related terms
intracranial pressure
The pressure inside the skull, made by the brain, the blood and the fluid around the brain.
temporal lobe
The part of each side of the brain, above the ear, that handles hearing, memory and understanding language.
cortex
The outer layer of an organ, especially the folded gray outer layer of the brain.
cerebrovascular
Having to do with the blood vessels that supply the brain.