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supplementary motor area

supplementary motor area noun: a part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.

Noun

supplementary motor area (plural supplementary motor areas)

  1. A part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.
    Synonyms:
    SMA

Synonyms of supplementary motor area

Forms of supplementary motor area

pluralsupplementary motor areas

Questions about supplementary motor area

What does supplementary motor area mean?
Supplementary motor area means a part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.
What part of speech is supplementary motor area?
Supplementary motor area is a noun.
What is the plural of supplementary motor area?
The plural of supplementary motor area is supplementary motor areas.

Words near supplementary motor area in the dictionary

  1. supplementary
  2. supplementary angle
  3. supplementary angles
  4. supplementary character
  5. supplementary characters
  6. supplementary motor area
  7. supplementary motor areas
  8. supplementary plane
  9. supplementary planes
  10. supplementary relative clause
  11. supplementary relative clauses

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