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Cortex :: Cortex (n.) The outer or superficial part of an organ; as, the cortex or gray exterior substance of the brain..

Thalamus :: Thalamus (n.) A mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain; -- called also optic thalamus.

Afferent :: Afferent (a.) Bearing or conducting inwards to a part or organ; -- opposed to efferent; as, afferent vessels; afferent nerves, which convey sensations from the external organs to the brain..

Sympathy :: Sympathy (n.) The reciprocal influence exercised by the various organs or parts of the body on one another, as manifested in the transmission of a disease by unknown means from one organ to another quite remote, or in the influence exerted by a diseased condition of one part on another part or organ, as in the vomiting produced by a tumor of the brain..

Fillet :: Fillet (n.) A fascia; a band of fibers; applied esp. to certain bands of white matter in the brain.

Cineritious :: Cineritious (a.) Like ashes; having the color of ashes, -- as the cortical substance of the brain..

Epencephalic :: Epencephalic (a.) Situated on or over the brain.

Arreptitious :: Arreptitious (a.) Snatched away; seized or possessed, as a demoniac; raving; mad; crack-brained..

Convolution :: Convolution (n.) An irregular, tortuous folding of an organ or part; as, the convolutions of the intestines; the cerebral convolutions. See Brain..

Myelencephalon :: Myelencephalon (n.) The brain and spinal cord; the cerebro-spinal axis; the neuron. Sometimes abbreviated to myelencephal.

Midbrain :: Midbrain (n.) The middle segment of the brain; the mesencephalon. See Brain.

Excerebrose :: Excerebrose (a.) Brainless.

Hydrocephalus :: Hydrocephalus (n.) An accumulation of liquid within the cavity of the cranium, especially within the ventricles of the brain; dropsy of the brain. It is due usually to tubercular meningitis. When it occurs in infancy, it often enlarges the head enormously..

Hairbrained :: Hairbrained (a.) See Harebrained.

Ligule :: Ligule (n.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain.

Branular :: Branular (a.) Relating to the brain; cerebral.

Mad-headed :: Mad-headed (a.) Wild; crack-brained.

Gid :: Gid (a.) A disease of sheep, characterized by vertigo; the staggers. It is caused by the presence of the C/nurus, a larval tapeworm, in the brain. See C/nurus..

Meninges :: Meninges (n. pl.) The three membranes that envelop the brain and spinal cord; the pia mater, dura mater, and arachnoid membrane..

Pan :: Pan (n.) The skull, considered as a vessel containing the brain; the upper part of the head; the brainpan; the cranium..

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