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noun
An area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: Broca's center, Broca's gyrus, Broca's convolution, convolution of Broca
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
History
For Paul Broca, French anatomist.
Across languages
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