parietal lobe


parietal lobe

noun

Definition of PARIETAL LOBE

: the middle division of each cerebral hemisphere that is situated behind the central sulcus, above the sylvian fissure, and in front of the parieto-occipital sulcus and that contains an area concerned with bodily sensations

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