Broca center
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Broca's area — n a brain center associated with the motor control of speech and usu. located in the left but sometimes in the right inferior frontal gyrus called also Broca s convolution, Broca s gyrus, convolution of Broca * * * the area of cerebral motor… … Medical dictionary
Broca's convolution — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Broca's area — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑Broca s convolution, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center … Useful english dictionary
Broca's gyrus — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s convolution, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center … Useful english dictionary
Broca's area — Brain: Broca s area Approximate location of Broca s area highlighted in gray … Wikipedia
Broca's center — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑Broca s convolution, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
center — 1. The middle point of a body; loosely, the interior of a body. A c. of any kind, especially an anatomical c.. 2. A group of nerve cells governing a specific function. SYN: centrum [TA]. [L. centrum; G. kentron] active c … Medical dictionary
Broca's aphasia — Bro·ca s aphasia (.)brō .käz , .brō kəz n MOTOR APHASIA Bro·ca brȯ kȧ Pierre Paul (1824 1880) French surgeon and anthropologist. One of the great French anthropologists, Broca founded modern craniometry and made extensive comparative studies of … Medical dictionary
Broca's area — noun Etymology: Paul P. Broca died 1880 French surgeon Date: circa 1903 a brain center associated with the motor control of speech and usually located in the left side of the frontal lobe … New Collegiate Dictionary
Broca'sarea — Bro·ca s area (brōʹkəz) n. An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemisphere and associated with the motor control of speech. Also called Broca s center. [After PaulBroca (1824 1880), French surgeon and physical… … Universalium
