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
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Broca's area
noun
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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