Now updated for CSW19. New words, if any, and new inflections of existing words, are shown in red.
| acephalic | headless. |
| afterbrain | a nontechnical name for the myelencephalon. |
| alba | a white substance found in the brain. |
| anandamide | a brain receptor that is released naturally from neurons and is thought to be associated with the pleasurable effect of certain drugs. |
| anencephalic | lacking a brain. |
| arachnoid | like a cobweb; (noun) the arachnoid membrane, a fine delicate membrane which is the middle of the three meninges enveloping the brain and spinal cord. |
| betweenbrain | the diencephalon. |
| brachycephalic | short-headed, esp having a skull whose breadth is 80 per cent or more of its length; (noun) a short-headed person. |
| brain | that part of the central nervous system that is contained within the skull (verb) to dash out the brains of |
| brainstem | the stem of the brain. |
| calvaria | the upper part of the skull enclosing the brain in vertebrates > CALVARIAS or CALVARIAE. |
| calvarium | (Lat.) the upper part of the skull enclosing the brain in vertebrates. |
| caudate | having a tail; (noun) a basal ganglion of the brain. |
| cephalic | of or pertaining to the head (noun) a medicine for ailments of the head |
| cephalin | a compound of phosphorus found in the brain and nervous tissue. |
| cerebellar | relating to the cerebellum. |
| cerebellic | relating to the cerebellum. |
| cerebellous | relating to the cerebellum. |
| cerebellum | (Lat.) the lower posterior part of the brain, whose function is to coordinate voluntary movements and maintain balance. |
| cerebral | relating to the brain; of a consonant, pronounced with the tongue-tip curled up towards the hard palate (noun) a cerebral consonant |
| cerebric | of, pertaining to, or derived from, the brain. |
| cerebriform | shaped like the brain. |
| cerebroid | like the cerebrum. |
| cerebrospinal | of or relating to the brain and spinal cord. |
| cerebrum | (Lat.) the front and larger part of the brain. |
| cinerea | the grey matter of the brain. |
| cinereal | relating to cinerea, the grey matter of the brain. |
| cineritious | ashy-grey; relating to the grey matter of the brain. |
| claustrum | (Lat.) a thin lamina of gray matter in each cerebral hemisphere of the brain of man. |
| colliculus | a small prominence, as on the surface of the optic lobe of the brain. |
| cortex | (Lat.) the outer layer of certain organs, esp of the brain. |
| cortical | pertaining to the cortex. |
| cortically | (Adv.) CORTICAL, pertaining to the cortex. |
| craniocerebral | involving both cranium and brain. |
| cuneus | a small wedge-shaped structure in the cortex. |
| diencephalic | relating to the diencephalon, the back of the forebrain. |
| diencephalon | the back of the forebrain, connecting the midbrain with the cerebral hemispheres. |
| dolichocephalic | longheaded. |
| dopamine | a chemical found in brain tissue that acts as a neurotransmitter. |
| encephalic | pertaining to the encephalon or brain. |
| encephalin | a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain. |
| encephaline | a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain. |
| encephaloid | like or resembling a brain. |
| encephalon | the contents of the cranium; the brain. |
| endbrain | the telencephalon, the anterior subdivision of the embryonic forebrain or corresponding part of the adult forebrain. |
| endocranial | relating to the endocranium. |
| endocranium | the thick fibrous membrane that lines the cranial cavity and forms the outermost layer of the dura mater. |
| enkephalin | a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain. |
| enkephaline | a chemical found in small quantities in the brain, which relieves pain. |
| epencephalic | relating to the epencephalon, the cerebellum. |
| epencephalon | the cerebellum. |
| ependyma | the epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord. |
| ependymal | having an ependyma, the epithelial lining of the ventricles of the brain and the canal of the spinal cord. |
| extradural | upon or outside the dura mater; (noun) the epidural injection of an anaesthetic esp in childbirth. |
| falx | (Lat.) the sickle-shaped fold of the dura mater on the midline of the brain between the cerebral hemispheres. |
| forebrain | the anterior region of the embryonic brain. |
| fornix | (Lat.) a structure resembling an arch eg in the brain. |
| glia | (Greek) the supporting tissue of the brain and spinal cord. |
| glial | like a glia, the delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord. |
| hindbrain | the posterior of the three principal divisions of the brain. |
| hippocampal | relating to the hippocampus. |
| hippocampus | one of two ridges along each lateral ventricle of the brain. |
| hydroxybutyrate | as in gamma hydroxybutyrate, a substance that occurs naturally in the brain, used medically as a sedative but also as a recreational drug and alleged aphrodisiac. |
| hypothalamus | a part of the brain. |
| interbrain | the diencephalon. |
| intercortical | between cortices. |
| intraparietal | within walls, private; situated in the parietal lobe of the brain. |
| intrathecal | introduced into or occurring in the space under the arachnoid membrane of the brain or spinal cord. |
| intrathecally | (Adv.) INTRATHECAL, introduced into or occurring in the space under the arachnoid membrane of the brain or spinal cord. |
| kephalin | a compound of phosphorus found in the brain and nervous tissue. |
| leptocephalic | having a narrow skull. |
| limbic | of or relating to the limbic system in the brain, a part of the brain concerned with basic emotions and with autonomic and olfactory functions. |
| luteal | pertaining to the corpus luteum. |
| macrocephalic | having an abnormally large head or skull. |
| megacephalic | having an unusually large skull. |
| megalocephalic | having an unusually large skull. |
| meningeal | of or pertaining to the meninx, the membrane enclosing the brain and spinal cord. |
| meninx | (Lat.) the membrane enclosing brain and spinal cord. |
| mesaticephalic | intermediate between dolichocephalic and brachycephalic. |
| mesencephalic | relating to the midbrain. |
| mesencephalon | the middle section of the embryonic brain. |
| mesocephalic | having a medium-sized skull; (noun) someone having a medium-sized skull. |
| mesocrany | medium skull breadth. |
| metencephalic | relating to the metencephalon, the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain. |
| metencephalon | the anterior segment of the developing vertebrate hindbrain. |
| microcephalic | having a very small head; (noun) someone with a very small head. |
| midbrain | the middle segment of the brain, aka mesencephalon. |
| myelencephalic | of or like the myelencephalon. |
| myelencephalon | the posterior part of the developing vertebrate hindbrain or the corresponding part of the adult brain composed of the medulla oblongata. |
| neocortex | the back of the cortex. |
| neocortical | relating to the neocortex. |
| neurocoel | a cavity in the brain. |
| neurocoele | a cavity in the brain. |
| neurocognitive | relating to cognitive functions closely linked to the function of particular areas, neural pathways, or cortical networks in the brain. |
| neuroglia | the supporting tissue of the brain and spinal cord, etc. |
| neuroglial | relating to the neuroglia, the delicate connective tissue framework which supports the nervous matter and blood vessels of the brain and spinal cord. |
| orthocephalic | having a skull whose breadth is between 70 and 75 per cent of its length. |
| oxycephalic | having a conical skull. |
| parencephalon | a cerebral hemisphere. |
| pia | a membrane of the brain. |
| pial | pertaining to a pia, a membrane of the brain. |
| platycephalic | having the vault of the skull flattened. |
| pons | (Lat.) a bridge of nerve fibres in the brain. |
| pontal | relating to the pons of the brain. |
| pontic | relating to the pons of the brain. |
| premotor | pertaining to a part of the frontal lobe of the brain. |
| procephalic | pertaining to the front of the head. |
| procerebral | relating to the procerebrum, the forebrain, the proencephalon. |
| procerebrum | the forebrain, the proencephalon. |
| prosencephalic | relating to the prosencephalon, the forebrain. |
| prosencephalon | the forebrain. |
| pulvinar | a prominence on the posterior part of the thalamus of the human brain. |
| rhinencephalic | relating to the rhinencephalon, the olfactory lobe of the brain. |
| rhinencephalon | the olfactory lobe of the brain. |
| rhombencephalon | the hindbrain. |
| scaphocephalic | having an abnormally long and narrow boat-shaped skull; (noun) someone having an abnormally long narrow skull. |
| sensorium | the area of the brain that is the seat of sensation. |
| serotonin | a compound occurring in the brain, acting as a neurotransmitter. |
| skull | the bone enclosing the brain; (verb) to strike on the head. |
| spongioblast | any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |
| spongioblastic | of or like a spongioblast, any of numerous columnar epithelial cells in the brain and spinal cord that develop into neuroglia. |
| striatal | relating to the corpus striatum, the great ganglion of the forebrain. |
| striatum | (Lat.) the corpus striatum, the great ganglion of the forebrain. |
| subcortex | a part of the cortex. |
| subcortical | of, relating to, involving, or being a part of the brain below the cerebral cortex. |
| sulcus | (Lat.) a groove or furrow in a body, organ, or tissue, esp one between two convolutions of the brain. |
| tectum | (Lat.) a rooflike body structure, esp the dorsal part of the midbrain. |
| telencephalic | relating to the telencephalon. |
| telencephalon | the anterior subdivision of the embryonic forebrain or corresponding part of the adult forebrain. |
| tentorial | relating to a tentorium, a fold of the dura mater. |
| tentorium | (Lat.) a sheet of the dura mater stretched between the cerebrum and the cerebellum. |
| thalamic | of or pertaining to the thalamus, a mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain. |
| thalamically | (Adv.) THALAMIC, of or pertaining to the thalamus. |
| thalamus | (Lat.) a mass of nervous matter on either side of the third ventricle of the brain. |
| vermal | relating to a vermis, a worm or wormlike structure. |
| vermis | (Lat.) a wormlike structure; esp (more fully vermis cerebelli) the median part of the cerebellum, between the two hemispheres. |
| zoocephalic | animal-headed. |
| zygon | (Greek) a connecting bar; an H-shaped fissure of the brain. |