Broca's area en · NOUN
Etymology
For Paul Broca, French anatomist.
Meanings
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An area of the frontal lobe of the brain associated with the control of speech.
Broca discovered the brainʼs speech centre in the frontal lobe — the first time that anyone had connected an area of the brain to a specific action. The speech centre is still called Brocaʼs area.
2019, Bill Bryson, The Body: A Guide for Occupants, Black Swan (2020), page 89:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
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| Broca's areas | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
Broca's aphasia · Broca's region
Translations (5)
ru зо́на Брока́ (area of the frontal lobe of the brain) · fi Brocan alue (area of the frontal lobe of the brain) · cmn 布洛卡區 /布洛卡区 (area of the frontal lobe of the brain) · pt área de Broca (area of the frontal lobe of the brain) · fr aire de Broca (area of the frontal lobe of the brain)