cerebration 
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sita(t-)s, < L. ccrcbrusm, hotheaded: see cere- 
brose.] Hotheadedness ; brain-sickness. [Bare.] 
early in 1853 some months before any of the phenomena cerebrOSity (ser-f-bros'i-ti), II. [< NL. 'cerebro- 
developed themselves to the explanation of which we now T 
deem it applicable, ami it has of late been frequently re- 
ferred to iimler that name. The lectures of Sir W.Hamilton 
not having then been published, none but his own pupils 
were aware that the doctrine of " unconscious cerebral inn 
is really the same as that which had long previously been 
expounded by him as "latent thought.' Quarterly Uev. 
Cerebratulus (ser-e-brat'u-lus), . [NL..< cerc- 
br-um + pp. suffix' -at- (see cerebrate) + dim. 
-ulus.~\ A notable genus of nemerteaii worms. 
C. ingfius is an enormous species, sometimes from 10 to 12 
feet long and over an inch thick, of flattened form and pale 
color, found under stones on sandy bottoms. C. rosea is 
a similar but smaller, more rounded, and reddish species 
found in like places. 
cerebric (ser'e-brik), a. [< cerebrum + -ic.] Per- 
taining to or derived from the brain ; cerebral. 
The English naturalists defined identity as a ccrebrie. 
habit. The American, VI. 410. 
Cerebric acid, a substance extracted by ether from the 
brain, after it has been exposed to the action of boiling 
alcohol. It is probably cerebrin in an impure state. 
cerebrifprm (se-ren'ri-ften), a. [< L. cerebrum, 
the brain, + forma, form.] Brain-shaped. 
cerebriformly (se-reb'ri-form-li), adv. In such 
a way as to resemble the brain : as, a cerebri- 
formly plicate surface. [Rare.] 
cerebrin, cerebrine 2 (ser'e-brin), n. [< cere- 
brum + -in 2 , -me 2 .] A name common to several 
nitrogenous non-phosphorized substances ob- 
tained chemically from the brain and nerves. 
They are light, very hygroscopic powders, in- 
soluble in cold alcohol or ether, but soluble in 
hot alcohol. 
cerebrine 1 (ser'e-brin), a. [< cerebrum + -me 1 .] 
Pertaining to the brain ; cerebral. 
cerebrine 2 , n. See cerebrin. 
cerebritis (ser-e-bri'tis), n. [NL., < cerebrum 
+ -itis.~] In pa'thol., inflammation of the cere- 
brum; encephalitis. 
cerebrize (ser'e-briz), v. i. ; pret. and pp. cere- 
brized, ppr. cerebrizing. [< cerebrum + -ize.~\ 
Same as cerebrate. 
The normal process of cerebrising. Science, X. 269. 
cerebro-. In modern scientific compound words, 
the combining form of Latin cerebrum, the brain, 
or, in its New Latin modified sense, a part of 
the brain, as distinguished from cerebellum. 
cerebroganglion (ser'e-bro-gang'gli-on), n. 
[NL., < L. cerebrum, the brain, + NL. gan- 
glion.'] In Invertebrate, the cerebral or preoral 
ganglion, when simple ; when composite, one of 
the ganglia of which the cerebrum consists. 
cere br oganglionic ( ser'e-bro-gang-gli-on ' ik ) , 
a. [< cerebroganglion + -ic.] Pertaining to or 
of the nature of a cerebroganglion. 
cerebroid (ser'e-broid), a. [< cerebrum + -old.] 
Resembling the cerebrum. 
cerebromedullary (ser"e-bro-me-dul'a-ri), a. 
[< cerebrum + medulla + -ary^ : see medullary.'] 
Pertaining to both the brain and the spinal 
cord ; cerebrospinal. Cerebromedullary tube, in 
embryol., the embryonal tube of inverted epiblast from 
which the whole cerebrospinal axis is developed. 
cerebroparietal (ser'e-bro-pa-ri'e-tal), a. [< 
cerebrum + parietcs + -al.] In anat., connect- 
ing the cerebrum or cerebral ganglia with the pa- 
rietes : as, a cerebroparietal muscle or ligament. 
cerebropathy (ser-e-brop'a-thi), n. [< L. cere- 
brum, the brain, + (Jr. iraftoc, suffering.] In pa- 
thol., a hypochondriacal condition, approaching 
insanity, which sometimes supervenes in per- 
sons whose brains have been overtaxed. Dun- 
glison. 
cerebropedal (ser''e-bro-ped'al), a. [< cerebrum 
+ pedal.] In Mollusca, of or pertaining to both 
the cerebral and the pedal nervous ganglia. 
cerebrophysiology (ser"e-br6-fiz-i-ol'o-ji), n. 
[< cerebrum + physiology.] The physiology of 
the cerebrum. 
cerebropleurovisceral (ser"e-br6-plo // r6-vis'e- 
ral), a. [< cerebrum + pleura + viscera + -at."] 
Representing the cerebral, pleural, and visceral 
ganglia, as a single pair of ganglia in some 
mollusks. [Rare.] 
The typical pedal ganglia . . . are joined to the cerebro- 
pleurovisceral ganglia by connectives. 
Encyc. Brit., XVI. 693. 
cerebrorachidian (ser"e-br6-ra-kid'i-an), a. 
[< cerebrum + rachis (raclrid-) 4- -ian.~\ "Same 
as cerebrospinal. 
cerebrose, cerebrous (ser'e-bros, -brus), a. [= 
Sp. It. cerebroso, < L. ccrebrosus, brain-sick, 
hot-brained, mad, < cerebrum, the brain: see 
cerebrum.'] In pathol., brain-sick; mad; head- 
strong; passionate. [Rare.] 
cerebrosensorial (ser"e-br6-sen-so'ri-al), a. 
[< cerebrum + sensorium + -al.] Pertaining to 
the brain and to sensation. 
cerebrospinal (ser"e-bro-spi'nal), a. [< L. 
cerebrum, the brain,' + spina, spine, + -al.] 
In anat., pertaining to both the brain and the 
spinal cord ; consisting of the brain and spinal 
cord; cerebromedullary: as, the eerebrosjiinal 
system. Also cerebrorachidian Cerebrospinal 
axis, the brain and spinal cord taken together. Cere- 
brospinal canal. See canan. Cerebrospinal fluid, a 
fluid between the arachnoid and the pia mater membranes 
investing the brain and spinal cord. Cerebrospinal 
meningitis, inflammation of the meninges of the brain 
and spinal cord. Epidemic cerebrospinal meningitis, 
a malignant zymotic, non-contagious febrile disease, char- 
acterized by inflammation of the cranial and spinal menin- 
ges, the appearance in many cases of small red or purplish 
spots called petechise, and profound general disturbance 
snowing itself in many ways. Also called Sfiotted fever. 
cerebrot (ser'e-brot), M. [< cerebrum.] Same as 
cfjilialot. 
cerebrous, a. See cerebrose. 
cerebrovisceral (ser"e-bro-vi8'e-ral), a. [< 
cerebrum + i-iscera + -al."] Pertaining to the 
cerebral and visceral nervous ganglia of mol- 
lusks: as, a cerebrovisceral commissure. 
cerebrum (ser'e-brum), n.; pi. cercbra (-bra). 
[L. (NL.), the brain, prob. akin to Gr. napa, the 
head (see clieer^-),\,o upaviov, cranium, and to AS. 
hturnes: seeliarns. Of. cerebellum.] 1. The en- 
tire brain j the encephalon. 2. That portion 
of the brain which lies in front of the cerebel- 
lum and pons Varolii. This is the ordinary meaning 
of the term in human anatomy, the cerebrum in this use 
comprising the prosencephalon or cerebral hemispheres 
and the olfactory lobes, the thalamencephalon or optic 
thalami and other parts about the third ventricle, and the 
mesencephalon, consisting of the corpora quadrigemina 
above and the crura cerebri below. See cuts under brain, 
corpus, and cerebral. 
The cerebrum is generally recognized as the chief organ 
of mind; and mind, in its ordinary acceptation, means 
more especially a comparatively intricate co-ordination 
in time the consciousness of a creature " looking before 
and after," and using past experiences to regulate future 
conduct. //. Spencer, Prin. of Psychol., 22, note. 
3. The two cerebral hemispheres taken to- 
gether, with the olfactory lobes; the prosen- 
cephalon. See cerebral hemisphere, under cere- 
bral. 4. In insects, the supra-esophageal gan- 
glion, formed by the union of several ganglia in 
the upper part of the head, and often called the 
brain. 5. In invertebrates generally, the prin- 
cipal nervous ganglion or ganglia of the head. 
Cerebrum Jo vis (literally, Jupiter's brain), a name 
given by old chemists to burnt tartar. Cerebrum Par- 
vum, the little brain ; the cerebellum. Cistern 01 the 
cerebrum. See cMern. Testudo cerebri (literally, the 
tortoise of the brain), a name of the fornix : so called be- 
cause it seems to support or bear up the cerebrum, as a 
tortoise was fabled tit support the world. 
cerecloth (ser'kldth), n. [< cere + cloth.] A 
linen or other cloth saturated or coated with 
wax in such a way as to be proof against mois- 
ture, used as an under-cover for an altar, as a 
wrapping or bandage in medical treatment, 
etc., and especially (in this case also called 
cerement) as a wrapper for a corpse. 
It [lead] were too gross 
To rib her cerecloth in the obscure grave. 
Shak., M. of V., !i. 7. 
His honourable head 
Seal'd up in salves and cerecloths, like a packet, 
And so sent over to an hospital. 
Fletcher, Mad Lover, i. 1. 
So to bed, and there had &cere-cloth laid to my foot, but 
in great pain all night long. Pepys, Diary, III. 191. 
Antiseptic cerecloth, cloth or thin calico saturated with 
solid paraffin, to which oil, wax, and carbolic acid are 
added, used for the treatment of wounds. Dunglison. 
cereclothedt, a. Wrapped in a cerecloth. Sir 
T. Browne. 
cerectomy (se-rek'to-mi), n. [< Gr. Kcpac, horn 
(cornea), + CKTO^,' a cutting out, < wrl/owK 
cut out, < CK, out, + rifiveiv, cut. Cf. anatomy.] 
In surg., the excision of the outer layers of the 
cornea. Also kerectomy. 
cered (serd), a. [< ME. cered; < cere 1 + -ecft.] 
If. Waxed. 
Cered pokets, sal peter, vitriole. 
Chaucer, Prol. to Canon's Yeoman's Tale, 1. 255. 
2. In ornith, having a cere ; cerate. 
cerement (ser'ment), . [< F. cirement (Cot- 
grave), a waxing', a dressing or covering with 
wax, < cirer, wax: see cere, v., and -metit.] 1. 
Cloth dipped in melted wax and used in wrap- 
ping dead bodies when they are embalmed; 
hence, any grave-cloth ; in the plural, grave- 
clothes in general. 
Let me not burst in ignorance ! but tell, 
Why thy canoniz'd bones, hearsed in death, 
Have burst their cerements.' Shak., Hamlet, i. 4. 
A cerement from the grave. Mrs. Brou'ning. 
2. The under-cover of an altar-slab. 
ceremonious 
ceremonial (ser-e-mo'ni-al), a. and n. [= F. 
ceremonial = Sp. Pg. ceremonial = It. eeren/o- 
niale, < LL. ccerimoniaUs, < L. ca-rimonia, cere- 
mony: seeceremony and -al.] I. a. 1. Relating 
to ceremonies or external forms or rites ; ritual ; 
pertaining to or consisting in the observance 
of set forms or formalities. 
The ceremonial rites of marriage. 
Shak., T. of the S., iii. 2. 
It is certain that books, in any language, will tend to 
encourage a diction too remote from the style of spoken 
idiom ; whilst the greater solemnity and the more cere- 
monial costume of regular literature must often demand 
such a non-idiomatic diction, upon mere principles of 
good taste. De Quincey, Style, i. 
Daily intercourse among the lowest savages, whose 
small loose groups, scarcely to be called social, are with- 
out political or religious regulation, is under a consider- 
able amount of ceremonial regulation. 
//. Spencer, Prin. of Sociol., 343. 
Specifically 2. Pertaining to the forms and 
rites of the Jewish religion: as, the ceremonial 
law, as distinguished from the moral law. 
There is no elaborate imitation of classical antiquity, no 
scrupulous purity, none of the ceremonial cleanness which 
characterizes the diction of our academical Pharisees. 
Macaulay. 
3f. Observant of forms; precise in manners; 
formal: as, "the dull, ceremonial track," Dry- 
den. [^Ceremonious is now used in this sense.] 
Very magnineal and ceremonial in his outward com- 
portment. Sir E. Sandys, State of Religion. 
" Syn. 1. Ceremonious, Formal, etc. See ceremonious. 
II. H. 1. A system of rites or ceremonies 
enjoined by law or established by custom, as in 
religious worship, social intercourse, etc. ; rites, 
formalities, or requirements of etiquette, to be 
observed on any special occasion. 
I have known my friend Sir Roger's dinner almost cold 
before the company could adjust the ceremonial, and be 
prevailed upon to sit down. Addison, Country Manners. 
The next year saw me advanced to the trust and power 
of adjusting the ceremonial of an assembly. 
Johnson, Rambler, No. 109. 
The forever-fickle creeds and ceremonials of the paro- 
chial corners which we who dwell in them sublimely call 
The World. Lowell, Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 172. 
Specifically 2. The order for rites and forms 
in the Roman Catholic Church, or the book con- 
taining the rules prescribed to be observed on 
solemn occasions. 
ceremonialism (ser-e-mo'ni-al-izm), n. [< cere- 
monial + -ism.] Adherence to or fondness for 
ceremony; ritualism. 
In India, as elsewhere, we find an elaborate and debas- 
ing ceremonialism taking the place of a spiritual religion. 
Faiths of the World, p. 27. 
ceremoniality (ser-e-mo-ni-al'i-ti), H. [< cere- 
monial + -ity.] Ceremonial character. 
The whole ceremoniality of it is confessedly gone. 
Jer. Taylor, Ductor Dubitantium, i. 287. 
ceremonially (ser-e-mo'ni-al-i), adv. In a cere- 
monial manner ; as regards prescribed or rec- 
ognized rites and ceremonies : as, a person cere- 
monially unclean; an act ceremonially unlawful. 
ceremonialness (ser-e-mp'ni-al-nes), n. The 
quality of being ceremonial. 
ceremonious (ser-e-mo'ni-us), a. [= F. cere- 
monieux = Sp. Pg. It. ceremonioso, < LL. cceri- 
moniosus. < L. ca-rimonia, ceremony: see cere- 
mony and -ous.] If. Consisting of or relating 
to outward forms and rites ; conformable to 
prescribed ceremony. [In this sense ceremo- 
nial is now used.] 
God was . . . tender of the shell and ceremonious part 
of his worship. South. 
2. Full of ceremony or formality ; marked by 
solemnity of manner or method. 
O, the sacrifice ! 
How ceremonious, solemn, and unearthly 
It was i' the offering! Shah., W. T., iii. 1. 
They [the Puritans) rejected with contempt the ceremo- 
nious homage which other sects substituted for the pure 
worship of the soul. Macaulay, Milton. 
3. According to prescribed or customary for- 
malities or punctilios ; characterized by more 
elaborate forms of politeness than are common- 
ly used between intimate acquaintances; for- 
mal in manner or method : as, ceremonious 
phrases. Addison. 
Then let us take a ceremonious leave, 
And loving farewell, of onr several friends. 
Shak., Rich. II., i. 3. 
In her own circle, it was regarded as by no means im- 
proper for kinsfolk to visit one another without invita- 
tion, or preliminary and ceremonious warning. 
Hawthorne, Seven Gables, iv. 
Very reverend and godly he [Winthrop] truly was, and 
a respect not merely ceremonious, but personal, a respect 
that savors of love, shows itself in the letters addressed 
to him. Lowell, Among my Books, 1st ser., p. 246. 
4. Observant of conventional forms; fond of 
using ceremony; punctilious as to outward ob- 
servances and ceremonies. 
