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orbitofrontal cortex

orbitofrontal cortex noun: a prefrontal cortex region in the frontal lobes of the brain which is involved in the cognitive process of decision making.

Noun

orbitofrontal cortex (countable and uncountable, plural orbitofrontal cortices or orbitofrontal cortexes)

  1. A prefrontal cortex region in the frontal lobes of the brain which is involved in the cognitive process of decision making.

Forms of orbitofrontal cortex

pluralorbitofrontal cortices
pluralorbitofrontal cortexes

Questions about orbitofrontal cortex

What does orbitofrontal cortex mean?
Orbitofrontal cortex means a prefrontal cortex region in the frontal lobes of the brain which is involved in the cognitive process of decision making.
What part of speech is orbitofrontal cortex?
Orbitofrontal cortex is a noun.
What is the plural of orbitofrontal cortex?
The plural of orbitofrontal cortex is orbitofrontal cortices.

Words near orbitofrontal cortex in the dictionary

  1. orbito-
  2. orbitocerebral
  3. orbitoclast
  4. orbitoclasts
  5. orbitofrontal
  6. orbitofrontal cortex
  7. orbitofrontal cortexes
  8. orbitofrontal cortices
  9. orbitographic
  10. orbitography
  11. orbitohyoideus

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