Definition of Broca's area
: a brain center associated with the motor control of speech and usually located in the left side of the frontal lobe
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Origin and Etymology of broca's area
Paul P. Broca †1880 French surgeon
First Known Use: 1888
Medical Dictionary
Broca's area
noun
Bro·ca's area
Medical Definition of Broca's area
: a brain center associated with the motor control of speech and usually located in the left but sometimes in the right inferior frontal gyrus—called also Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca
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