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Broca's area

Broca's area noun: an area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.

Noun

Broca's area (plural Broca's areas)

  1. An area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
    • Broca discovered the brainʼs speech centre in the frontal lobe — the first time that anyone had connected an area of the brain to a specific action. The speech centre is still called Brocaʼs area.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 89

Forms of Broca's area

pluralBroca's areas

Origin of Broca's area

For Paul Broca, French anatomist.

Questions about Broca's area

What does Broca's area mean?
Broca's area means an area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
What part of speech is Broca's area?
Broca's area is a noun.
What is the plural of Broca's area?
The plural of Broca's area is Broca's areas.

Words near Broca's area in the dictionary

  1. brobs
  2. Brobst
  3. Brobsts
  4. Broca
  5. Broca's aphasia
  6. Broca's area
  7. Broca's areas
  8. Broca's region
  9. Broca's regions
  10. brocade
  11. brocaded

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