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Wernicke's areas

Wernicke's areas is the plural of Wernicke's area.

Meaning of Wernicke's area

Noun

Wernicke's area (plural Wernicke's areas)

  1. The posterior section of the superior temporal gyrus in the dominant cerebral hemisphere, one of two parts of the cerebral cortex linked with speech (the other being Broca's area).

Questions about Wernicke's areas

What is Wernicke's areas the plural of?
Wernicke's areas is the plural of Wernicke's area.

Words near Wernicke's areas in the dictionary

  1. Wernettes
  2. Wernick
  3. Wernicke
  4. Wernicke's aphasia
  5. Wernicke's area
  6. Wernicke's areas
  7. Wernicke's command
  8. Wernicke's commands
  9. Wernicke's disease
  10. Wernicke's encephalopathy
  11. Wernicke-Korsakoff syndrome

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