cerebral hemisphere

noun

One of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane.

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Meanings

nouncerebral hemisphere (plural cerebral hemispheres)

plural cerebral hemispheres

  1. anatomyOne of the two regions of the brain that are delineated by the body's median plane.

Synonyms & antonyms

nouneither half of the cerebrum

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Broader
neural structure
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Translations

Catalan hemisferi
  • hemisferiregion of the brain
Czech mozková hemisféra, hemisféra
  • mozková hemisféraregion of the brain
  • hemisféraregion of the brain
Finnish aivopuolisko
  • aivopuoliskoregion of the brain
French hémisphère cérébral
  • hémisphère cérébralregion of the brain
Greek ημισφαίριο
  • ημισφαίριο (imisfaírio)region of the brain
Hungarian agyfélteke
  • agyféltekeregion of the brain
Indonesian hemisfer
  • hemisferregion of the brain
Italian emisfero
  • emisferoregion of the brain
Polish półkula, półkula mózgu
  • półkularegion of the brain
  • półkula mózguregion of the brain
Portuguese hemisfério
  • hemisférioregion of the brain
Romanian emisferă (cerebrală)
  • emisferă (cerebrală)region of the brain
Russian полуша́рие
  • полуша́рие (polušárije)region of the brain
Spanish hemisferio cerebral, hemisferio
  • hemisferio cerebralregion of the brain
  • hemisferioregion of the brain
Swedish hjärnhalva
  • hjärnhalvaregion of the brain
Welsh hemisffer cerebrol
  • hemisffer cerebrolregion of the brain
Cite this entry
APA

cerebral hemisphere. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebral%20hemisphere

MLA

“cerebral hemisphere.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebral%20hemisphere. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cerebral hemisphere,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cerebral%20hemisphere.

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