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frontal lobe

US/fɹʌntəl lɔʊːb/

frontal lobe noun: one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.

frontal lobe: one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead
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Noun

frontal lobe (plural frontal lobes)

  1. One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.
    • The frontal lobe is the seat of the higher functions of the brain — reasoning, forethought, problem-solving, emotional control, and so on.2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 61

frontal lobe meaning in Tamil, Urdu, Tagalog and Arabic

frontal lobe in Tamil

மூளையின் முன் மடல், நெற்றிக் கதுப்பு

frontal lobe in Urdu

division of the cerebrum
اگلا فص

frontal lobe in Tagalog

division of the cerebrum
utak-noo

frontal lobe in Arabic

division of the cerebrum
فص جبهي
More languagesFewer languages
frontal lobe in Persian
لوب پیشانی
frontal lobe in Thai
กลีบหน้า
frontal lobe in Vietnamese
thuỳ trán

Forms of frontal lobe

pluralfrontal lobes

Questions about frontal lobe

What does frontal lobe mean?
Frontal lobe means one of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the forehead.
What is frontal lobe in Tamil?
Frontal lobe in Tamil is மூளையின் முன் மடல், நெற்றிக் கதுப்பு. See Frontal lobe meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is frontal lobe?
Frontal lobe is a noun.
How do you pronounce frontal lobe?
Frontal lobe is pronounced /fɹʌntəl lɔʊːb/ (US).
What is the plural of frontal lobe?
The plural of frontal lobe is frontal lobes.

Words near frontal lobe in the dictionary

  1. frontal bones
  2. frontal collision
  3. frontal collisions
  4. frontal eminence
  5. frontal eminences
  6. frontal lobe
  7. frontal lobeless
  8. frontal lobes
  9. frontal nerve
  10. frontal nerves
  11. frontal nudity

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