"cerebroside" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: cerebrosides [plural]
Etymology: From cerebrose galactose, cerebro- + -ose + -ide. Head templates: {{en-noun}} cerebroside (plural cerebrosides)
  1. (biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue Derived forms: ceramide, cerebrosidase, galactocerebroside, glucocerebroside, lactocerebroside Related terms: asteriacerebroside, myelin Translations (Translations): κερεβροζίτης (kerevrozítis) [masculine] (Greek)

Inflected forms

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        },
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