Cerebroid
adj, noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A cerebroid ganglion.
"The first cerebroid or capitis cerebroida, is composed of two hemispheres; from these arise, in perfect insects, several pairs of nerves;"
- 2 An organoid (mass of cells grown in vitro) cultured from cerebral cells.
"At this stage, of coures, the crew of cerebroids can be removed when the hardware becomes obsolete , and transferred to a different type of ship ."
- 1 Resembling, or analogous to, the cerebrum or brain.
"The maturation of male gonocytes is inhibited, in all Nereidia, by a factor produced by the cerebroid ganglion; in certain species the maturation of female gonocytes undergoes a cerebral inhibition of the same type."
Example
More examples"The maturation of male gonocytes is inhibited, in all Nereidia, by a factor produced by the cerebroid ganglion; in certain species the maturation of female gonocytes undergoes a cerebral inhibition of the same type."
Etymology
From cerebrum + -oid.
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