Cerebrale

Cerebrale is an Italian adjective meaning "relating to the cerebrum or brain." It is used in medical, scientific, and scholarly language to describe structures, processes, or conditions associated with the brain, as distinct from terms referring to the cerebellum (cerebellare) or the brain as a whole (encefalo). The word derives from Latin cerebralis, from cerebrum, the brain.

In anatomy and medicine, cerebrale is used in a wide range of phrases, for example corteccia cerebrale (cerebral cortex), arteria cerebrale (cerebral artery), emorragia cerebrale (cerebral hemorrhage), lesione cerebrale (brain injury), funzione cerebrale or attività cerebrale (brain function or brain activity). It also appears in descriptions of diseases and injuries such as trauma cerebrale, tumore cerebrale, degenerazione cerebrale.

In modern medical literature, cerebrale is typically contrasted with terms referring to other parts of the central nervous system, and it often appears in imaging reports, anatomical charts, and pathology notes. Related terms include encefalo (brain), cervello (brain in common language), and cerebellare (relating to the cerebellum).