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temporal lobes

temporal lobes is the plural of temporal lobe.

Meaning of temporal lobe

Noun

temporal lobe (plural temporal lobes)

  1. One of the four major divisions of the cerebrum of the brain, located behind the temples.
    • It appeared that the occipital lobe, which processes vision, and the temporal lobe, which governs sensory input, language, and memory, were directly hit. These sit at the centre of a person’s consciousness.2026 May 6, Nicholas Muhoro, “Anatoli Bugorski Survived a 1978 Proton Beam to the Head and Kept Working Like Nothing Happened”, in Skip Boring, archived from the original on 11 May 2026

Questions about temporal lobes

What is temporal lobes the plural of?
Temporal lobes is the plural of temporal lobe.

Words near temporal lobes in the dictionary

  1. temporal fossa
  2. temporal fossae
  3. temporal hour
  4. temporal hours
  5. temporal lobe
  6. temporal lobes
  7. temporal logic
  8. temporal logics
  9. temporal muscle
  10. temporal muscles
  11. temporal organ

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