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Cerebral vs Somatic - What's the difference?

cerebral | somatic |

As adjectives the difference between cerebral and somatic

is that cerebral is of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain while somatic is part of, or relating to the body of an organism.

cerebral

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (anatomy, medicine) Of, or relating to the brain or cerebral cortex of the brain.
  • Intellectual rather than emotional.
  • (linguistics, obsolete) Retroflex.
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    somatic

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Part of, or relating to the body of an organism.
  • Of or relating to the wall of the body; somatopleuric; parietal.
  • the somatic stalk of the yolk sac of an embryo