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prefrontal cortex

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The anterior part of the frontal lobes of the mammalian brain, lying in front of the motor and premotor areas.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

the anterior part of the frontal lobe

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: prefrontal lobe

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: lobe

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Across languages

Translations

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 前額葉皮質 /前额叶皮质 (qián éyè pízhì) — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Finnish: aivokuoren etuosa — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • French: cortex préfrontal — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • German: präfrontaler Cortex — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Italian: corteccia prefrontale — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Polish: kora przedczołowa — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Russian: префронта́льная кора́ (prefrontálʹnaja korá) — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Spanish: corteza prefrontal — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Turkish: prefrontal korteks — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain
  • Ukrainian: префронта́льна кора́ (prefrontálʹna korá) — the anterior part of the frontal lobes of the brain