cerebral hemisphere

Other forms: cerebral hemispheres

Definitions of cerebral hemisphere
  1. noun
    either half of the cerebrum
    synonyms: hemisphere
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    types:
    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
    type of:
    neural structure
    a structure that is part of the nervous system
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