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prefrontocortical

prefrontocortical adjective: relating to the prefrontal cortex.

Adjective

prefrontocortical (not comparable)

  1. Relating to the prefrontal cortex.
    • Prefrontocortical dopamine levels increase during anxiety and stress fairly routinely.2013, Jay Goldstein, Tuning the Brain: Principles and Practice of Neurosomatic Medicine

Origin of prefrontocortical

From prefronto- + cortical.

Questions about prefrontocortical

What does prefrontocortical mean?
Prefrontocortical means relating to the prefrontal cortex.
What part of speech is prefrontocortical?
Prefrontocortical is an adjective.

Words near prefrontocortical in the dictionary

  1. prefrons
  2. prefrontal
  3. prefrontal cortex
  4. prefrontally
  5. prefrontals
  6. prefrontocortical
  7. prefrontostriatal
  8. prefrosh
  9. prefroze
  10. prefrozen
  11. prefs

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