From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary EnglishRelated topics: Humancerebralcer‧e‧bral /ˈserəbrəl $ səˈriː-, ˈserə-/ adjective1HBH[only before noun] medicalrelating to or affecting your braina cerebral haemorrhage (=bleeding in the brain)2COMPLICATEDhaving or involving complicated ideas rather than strong emotionsa cerebral filmExamples from the Corpuscerebral• The diameter of cerebralbloodvessels is regulated by smoothmuscles, which, in turn, are controlled by adenosine.• He was rushed to hospital with cerebralconcussion and a smashed-up face.• That kind of cerebraldominance was subsequently confused with that other specialty of left-brain function: running the right hand.• Pathologist Mustansir Nurbhai said Mr Thompson died of extensivecerebralhaemorrhagedue to a fracturedskull.• a cerebralhemorrhage• But there is also something worrying about a plasticboxoutwittinghumans at this most cerebral of pastimes.• Winters' novel is cerebral, yet also scary and funny.cerebral haemorrhage• Fulton lay on the permafrost, miming a cerebral haemorrhage.• Rose At the age of sixty-one, Rose had a massivecerebral haemorrhage.• The cause of death was a cerebral haemorrhage.• There was no difference between the aspirin and placebo groups in the incidence of cerebral haemorrhage.• Leech had conducted a post-mortemexamination and found cerebral haemorrhage as the cause of death.• Pathologist Mustansir Nurbhai said Mr Thompson died of extensive cerebral haemorrhage due to a fractured skull.• The vultureinstinct would make him acutely observant for any signs of imminentcerebral haemorrhage in the actor.• He died from a cerebral haemorrhage shortly afterwards.Origincerebral(1800-1900)Frenchcérébral, from Latincerebrum; CEREBRUM