- precentral
-
* * *
pre·cen·tral -'sen-trəl adj situated in front of the central sulcus of the brain <the \precentral motor cortex>* * *
pre·cen·tral (pre-senґtrəl) anterior to a center, as the precentral gyrus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
precentral
Look at other dictionaries:
precentral — (ˈ)prē+ adjective Etymology: pre + central 1. : situated in front of the central sulcus of the brain the precentral sulcus 2. : of or relating to a precentrum * * * precentral see pre B. 3 … Useful english dictionary
precentral gyrus — n the gyrus containing the motor area immediately anterior to the central sulcus … Medical dictionary
Precentral sulcus — The precentral sulcus lies parallel to, and in front of, the central sulcus. (A sulcus is one of the prominent grooves on the surface of the human brain.) The precentral sulcus divides the inferior, middle, and superior frontal gyri from the… … Wikipedia
precentral sulcus of cerebrum — sulcus precentralis cerebri [TA] a vertical sulcus on the convex surface of a cerebral hemisphere, separating the precentral gyrus from the remainder of the frontal lobe … Medical dictionary
precentral — adjective anterior to a centre … Wiktionary
precentral — adj. located in front of the center of an organ or part (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
precentral — pre·central … English syllables
precentral area — primary somatomotor a … Medical dictionary
precentral fissure of cerebellum — fissura precentralis cerebelli … Medical dictionary
precentral fissure of cerebrum — sulcus precentralis cerebri … Medical dictionary
