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CEREBRO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-12-19
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Nervous System
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- cerebrum
1, record 1, English, cerebrum
correct, Latin
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The largest part of the brain which is separated by the longitudinal fissure, below which are the three cerebral commissures connecting the two halves. It develops from the embryonic forebrain. 2, record 1, English, - cerebrum
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Plural: cerebrums; cerebra. 2, record 1, English, - cerebrum
Record 1, Key term(s)
- cerebrums
- cerebra
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Système nerveux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- cerveau
1, record 1, French, cerveau
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- cerebrum 2, record 1, French, cerebrum
Latin
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Le cerveau proprement dit est formé de deux hémisphères cérébraux, d'aspect plissés dont la substance blanche, interne, est recouverte d'un cortex cérébral gris, d'épaisseur variable. Trois sillons plus accentués (scissure de Sylvius, sillon de Rolando, sillon perpendiculaire) divisent chaque hémisphère en quatre lobes (frontal, temporal, pariétal, occipital) comprenant chacun un certain nombre de circonvolutions. 2, record 1, French, - cerveau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme «encéphale» est l'équivalent du terme anglais «brain», à ne pas confondre avec le terme «cerveau». 2, record 1, French, - cerveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Sistema nervioso
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- cerebro
1, record 1, Spanish, cerebro
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Una de las tres divisiones primarias del encéfalo, que ocupa posición anterior y comprende el telencéfalo y el diencéfalo. 1, record 1, Spanish, - cerebro
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