Part 1758

<hw>Cer`e*bri"tis</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[NL., fr. E. <ets>cerebrum</ets> + <ets>-itis</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Inflammation of the cerebrum.</def>

<h1>Cerebroid</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer"e*broid</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cerebrum</ets> + <ets>-oid</ets>.]</ety> <def>Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.</def>

<h1>Cerebrology</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*brol"o*gy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cerebrum</ets> + <ets>-logy</ets>.]</ety> <def>The science which treats of the cerebrum or brain.</def>

<h1>Cerebropathy</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*brop"a*thy</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cerebrum</ets> + Gr. <?/ suffering.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>A hypochondriacal condition verging upon insanity, occurring in those whose brains have been unduly taxed; -- called also <altname>brain fag</altname>.</def>

<h1>Cerebroscopy</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*bros"co*py</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cerebrum</ets> + <ets>-</ets>scopy.]</ety> <fld>(Med.)</fld> <def>Examination of the brain for the diagnosis of diseas; esp., the act or process of diagnosticating the condition of the brain by examination of the interior of the eye (as with an ophthalmoscope).</def>

<i>Buck.</i>

<h1>Cerebrose</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*brose"</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[From <er>Cerebrum</er>.]</ety> <fld>(Physiol. Chem.)</fld> <def>A sugarlike body obtained by the decomposition of the nitrogenous non-phosphorized principles of the brain.</def>

<h1>Cerebro-spinal</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*bro-spi"nal</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[<ets>Cerebrum</ets> + <ets>spinal</ets>.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>Of or pertaining to the central nervous system consisting of the brain and spinal cord.</def>

<cs><col>Cerebro-spinal fluid</col> <fld>(Physiol.)</fld>, <cd>a serous fluid secreted by the membranes covering the brain and spinal cord.</cd> -- <mcol><col>Cerebro-spinal meningitis</col>, <col>Cerebro-spinal fever</col></mcol> <fld>(Med.)</fld>, <cd>a dangerous epidemic, and endemic, febrile disease, characterized by inflammation of the membranes of the brain and spinal cord, giving rise to severe headaches, tenderness of the back of the neck, paralysis of the ocular muscles, etc. It is sometimes marked by a cutaneous eruption, when it is often called <i>spotted fever<i>. It is not contagious.</cd></cs>

<h1>Cerebrum</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer"e*brum</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt>; <plu>pl. E. <plw>Cerebrums</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>, L. <plw>Cerebra</plw> <tt>(#)</tt>.</plu> <ety>[L., the brain.]</ety> <fld>(Anat.)</fld> <def>The anterior, and in man the larger, division of the brain; the seat of the reasoning faculties and the will. See <er>Brain</er>.</def>

<h1>Cerecloth</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cere"cloth`</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cera</ets> wax + E. <ets>cloth</ets>.]</ety> <def>A cloth smeared with melted wax, or with some gummy or glutinous matter.</def>

<blockquote>Linen, besmeared with gums, in manner of <b>cerecloth</b>. <i>Bacon.</i></blockquote>

<h1>Cerement</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cere"ment</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>n.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>cera</ets> wax: cf. F. <ets>cirement</ets>.]</ety> <sd>(a)</sd> <def>A cerecloth used for the special purpose of enveloping a dead body when embalmed.</def> <sd>(b)</sd> <def>Any shroud or wrapping for the dead.</def>

<h1>Ceremonial</h1> <Xpage=234>

<hw>Cer`e*mo"ni*al</hw> <tt>(?)</tt>, <tt>a.</tt> <ety>[L. <ets>caerimonialis</ets>: cf. F. <ets>c\'82rimonial</ets>. See <er>Ceremony</er>.]</ety> <p><b>1.</b> <def>Relating to ceremony, or external rite; ritual; according to the forms of established rites.</def>

<blockquote><b>Ceremonial</b> observances and outward show. <i>Hallam.</i></blockquote>

<p><b>2.</b> <def>Observant of forms; ceremonious. <note>[In this sense <i>ceremonious</i> is now preferred.]</note></def>

<i>Donne.</i>

<blockquote>He moves in the dull <b>ceremonial</b> track. <i>Druden.</i></blockquote>