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posterior cingulate cortex

posterior cingulate cortex noun: the hind part of the cingulate cortex: it controls mind-wandering and rumination.

Noun

posterior cingulate cortex (plural posterior cingulate cortices)

  1. The hind part of the cingulate cortex: it controls mind-wandering and rumination.

Forms of posterior cingulate cortex

pluralposterior cingulate cortices

Questions about posterior cingulate cortex

What does posterior cingulate cortex mean?
Posterior cingulate cortex means the hind part of the cingulate cortex: it controls mind-wandering and rumination.
What part of speech is posterior cingulate cortex?
Posterior cingulate cortex is a noun.
What is the plural of posterior cingulate cortex?
The plural of posterior cingulate cortex is posterior cingulate cortices.

Words near posterior cingulate cortex in the dictionary

  1. posterior auricular muscles
  2. posterior cerebral arteries
  3. posterior cerebral artery
  4. posterior chamber
  5. posterior chambers
  6. posterior cingulate cortex
  7. posterior cingulate cortices
  8. posterior communicating arteries
  9. posterior communicating artery
  10. posterior cricoarytenoid muscle
  11. posterior cruciate ligament

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