LEFT HEMISPHERE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

The cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body

Synonyms:

left brain; left hemisphere

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("left hemisphere" is a kind of...):

cerebral hemisphere; hemisphere (either half of the cerebrum)

Meronyms (parts of "left hemisphere"):

language area; language zone (a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language)

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