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subgenual

subgenual adjective: describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25).

Adjective

subgenual (not comparable)

  1. Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)

Origin of subgenual

From sub- + genual (“knee”) (from its shape).

Words formed from subgenual

Questions about subgenual

What does subgenual mean?
Subgenual means describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25).
What part of speech is subgenual?
Subgenual is an adjective.

Words near subgenual in the dictionary

  1. subgenotyping
  2. subgenre
  3. subgenres
  4. subgens
  5. subgentes
  6. subgenual
  7. subgenus
  8. subgenuses
  9. subgeometric
  10. subgerminal
  11. subgiant

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