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posterior cingulate cortices

posterior cingulate cortices is the plural of posterior cingulate cortex.

Meaning of posterior cingulate cortex

Noun

posterior cingulate cortex (plural posterior cingulate cortices)

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

Questions about posterior cingulate cortices

What is posterior cingulate cortices the plural of?
Posterior cingulate cortices is the plural of posterior cingulate cortex.

Words near posterior cingulate cortices in the dictionary

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

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