brain — [[t]bre͟ɪn[/t]] ♦♦ brains, braining, brained 1) N COUNT Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body s activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain. Her father died of a brain tumour. 2) N COUNT … English dictionary
brain — or brains [brān] n. [ME < OE brægen < IE base * mregh m(n)o , skull, brain > Gr bregma, forehead] 1. [sometimes pl.] the mass of nerve tissue in the cranium of vertebrate animals, an enlarged extension of the spinal cord: it is the main… … English World dictionary
Brain fingerprinting — is a controversial forensic science technique that uses electroencephalography (EEG) to determine whether specific information is stored in a subject’s brain. It does this by measuring electrical brainwave responses to words, phrases, or pictures … Wikipedia
Brain ischemia — Classification and external resources CT scan slice of the brain showing a right hemispheric cerebral infarct (left side of image). ICD 10 G45.9, I67.8 … Wikipedia
Brain damage — Brain damage, or acquired brain injury, is the destruction or degeneration of brain cells.CausesBrain damage may occur due to a wide range of conditions, illnesses, injuries, and as a result of iatrogenesis. Possible causes of widespread (… … Wikipedia
Brain (disambiguation) — Brain may refer to: * [http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0094794/ The Brain ] , an obscure, late eighties B Horror movie * The Brain , a 1969 French film starring David Niven, Bourvil and Jean Paul Belmondo *brain, an organ part of many vertebrates… … Wikipedia
brain damage — brain .damage n [U] damage to someone s brain caused by an accident or illness ▪ Potts suffered severe brain damage in the crash. >brain damaged adj … Dictionary of contemporary English
brain damage — brain ,damage noun uncount damage to someone s brain as a result of an accident or illness ╾ brain ,damaged adjective … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brain-dead — brain ,dead adjective 1. ) someone who is brain dead has suffered brain death 2. ) INFORMAL extremely stupid or careless … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
brain box — UK US noun [countable] [singular brain box plural brain boxes] british informal old fashioned an extremely intelligent person Thesaurus: someone who is intelligent or well informed … Useful english dictionary
brain death — brain ,death noun uncount a state in which someone s brain has stopped working, so that they are in fact dead, even though a machine may continue to make their heart work … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English