- Wernicke's area
- Wernicke's area n an area located in the posterior part of the superior temporal gyrus that plays an important role in the comprehension of language
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Wernicke's area — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = GrayPage = Caption = Approximate location of Wernicke s area highlighted in grey Caption2 = IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = ancil BrainInfoNumber = 252 MeshName =… … Wikipedia
Wernicke's area — noun Etymology: Karl Wernicke died 1905 German neurologist Date: 1950 an area of the brain that is located in the posterior left temporal lobe and is associated with comprehension of language … New Collegiate Dictionary
Wernicke's area — noun the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people • Syn: ↑Wernicke s center • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑nerve centre • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Wernicke's area — /vair ni keuhz, keez/, Anat. a portion of the left posterior temporal lobe of the brain, involved in the ability to understand words. [named after Karl Wernicke (1848 1905), German neurologist, who discovered it] * * * … Universalium
Área de Wernicke — Área de Wernicke. El área de Wernicke es una parte del cerebro humano situada en la corteza cerebral en la mitad posterior del giro temporal superior, y en la parte adyacente del giro temporal medio. Corresponde a las áreas 22, 39 y 40 de… … Wikipedia Español
Wernicke — is a surname, and may refer to* Christian Wernicke * Herbert Wernicke * Carl Wernicke a German physician after which Wernicke s area and Wernicke s encephalopathy was named … Wikipedia
Wernicke-Geschwind model — Carl Wernicke created an early neurological model of language, that later was revived by Norman Geschwind. The model is known as the Wernicke Geschwind model.# For listening to and understanding spoken words, the sounds of the words are sent… … Wikipedia
Wernicke's encephalopathy — Infobox Disease Name = Wernicke encephalopathy Caption = Thiamine DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD10|E|51|2|e|50 ICD9 = ICD9|265.1 ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = emerg eMedicineTopic = 642 MeshID = Wernicke encephalopathy is a syndrome… … Wikipedia
Wernicke's aphasia — /vair ni keez, keuhz/, Pathol. a type of aphasia caused by a lesion in Wernicke s area of the brain and characterized by grammatical but more or less meaningless speech and an apparent inability to comprehend speech. [see WERNICKE S AREA] * * * … Universalium
Wernicke's aphasia — noun aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words • Syn: ↑fluent aphasia, ↑receptive aphasia, ↑sensory aphasia, ↑impressive aphasia • Hypernyms: ↑aphasia * * *… … Useful english dictionary
