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hemisphere 1. one half of a sphere 2. a. half of the terrestrial globe, divided into northern and southern hemispheres by the equator or into eastern and western hemispheres by some meridians, usually 0° and 180° b. a map or projection of one of the hemispheres 3. either of the two halves of the celestial sphere that lie north or south of the celestial equator 4. Anatomy short for cerebral hemisphere hemisphere [′he·mē‚sfir] (geography) A half of the earth divided into north and south sections by the equator, or into an east section containing Europe, Asia, and Africa, and a west section containing the Americas. (mathematics) One of the two pieces of a sphere divided by a great circle. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Similar lesions of varying intensity and size were seen in bilateral cerebral hemispheres, left caudate head, right thalamus, and right half of the pons (Figure 1B). One part of this network lies near the front of the brain, adjacent to the bundle of nerve fibers that connects the cerebral hemispheres, a new study finds. Another third of the book is devoted to chapters on the gross anatomy and function of the cerebral hemispheres, neuronal processing, and causes of "cortical CNS [central nervous systeml dysfunctions. |
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