ALL meanings of cerebroside
ce·re·bro·side
C c - noun cerebroside any glycolipid in which N-acyl sphingosine is combined with glucose or galactose: occurs in the myelin sheaths of nerves 3
- noun cerebroside a lipid that contains galactose and is found normally in brain and nerve tissue 3
- noun cerebroside any of a class of glycolipids, found in brain tissue and the medullary sheaths of nerves, that, upon hydrolysis, yield sphingosine, galactose or certain other sugars, and a fatty acid. 1
- noun cerebroside Any of a group of complex lipids present in the sheaths of nerve fibers. 1
- noun cerebroside (biochemistry) Any of several glycosphingolipids found in the membranes of muscle and nervous tissue. 0