and then more slowly to between thirty one and forty, Brain fever

An inflammation of the brain. See at which time it reaches its maximum point. Beyond BRAIN, (2 Med.) that period there appears a slow but progre ive diminu- Brain'ish, a. Hot-headed; furious. tion in weight of about 1 oz., during each subsequent Brainle , a. Without understanding; silly; thought decennial period. The only animals that po e abso le ; witle . lutely a larger B. than man, are the elephant and whale. Brain'-pan, n. The skull, containing the brain. In the former, it is said to weigh between 8 and 10 lbs., Shaks ., Holland. and in the latter it was found in a specimen 75 feet long, Brain'-racking, a . Perplexing; hara ing the mind. to weigh upwards of 5 lbs. Generally speaking, as com- Brain'-sick, a . Disordered in the understanding; pared with the weight of his body, the B. of man is giddy; thoughtle . heavier than that of the lower animals; but there are Brain'-sickly, adv. Weakly; headily. ( Mil .) That part of a military engine or battery by which it is turned to any particular point.