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CEREBRAL HEMISPHERE
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Either half of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
cerebral hemisphere; hemisphere
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("cerebral hemisphere" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "cerebral hemisphere"):
left brain; left hemisphere (the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body)
right brain; right hemisphere (the cerebral hemisphere to the right of the corpus callosum that controls the left half of the body)
Holonyms ("cerebral hemisphere" is a part of...):
cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)
Context examples:
A subependymal hemorrhage that involves the cerebral hemispheres and ventricles and occurs in the perinatal period.
(Perinatal Subependymal Hemorrhage with Intraventricular and Intracerebral Extension, NCI Thesaurus)
It has a superficial location in the cerebral hemispheres and involvement of the meninges.
(Pleomorphic Xanthoastrocytoma, NCI Thesaurus/WHO)
One of the lobes of the cerebral hemisphere located superiorly to the occipital lobe and posteriorly to the frontal lobe.
(Parietal Lobe, NCI Thesaurus)
A well-differentiated (WHO grade II), diffusely infiltrating neuroglial tumor, typically located in the cerebral hemispheres.
(Oligodendroglioma, NCI Thesaurus/Adapted from WHO)
A Hodgkin lymphoma that has metastasized to the cerebral hemisphere following the initial presentation in another nodal or extranodal site.
(Metastatic Hodgkin Lymphoma to Cerebral Hemisphere, NCI Thesaurus)
The posterior part of the cerebral hemisphere.
(Occipital Lobe, NLM, Medical Subject Headings)
An ependymoblastoma arising from the cerebral hemispheres, occurring in children.
(Childhood Cerebral Ependymoblastoma, NCI Thesaurus)
A long curved fold located in the medial surface of the cerebral hemisphere.
(Cingulate Gyrus, NCI Thesaurus)
A bacterial, fungal, or parasitic abscess that develops in the cerebral hemispheres.
(Cerebral Abscess, NCI Thesaurus)
A hemangioma arising from the cerebral hemisphere.
(Cerebral Hemangioma, NCI Thesaurus)
