PREFRONTAL LOBE

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Meaning:

The anterior part of the frontal lobe

Synonyms:

prefrontal cortex; prefrontal lobe

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("prefrontal lobe" is a kind of...):

lobe ((anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part)

Holonyms ("prefrontal lobe" is a part of...):

cerebral cortex; cerebral mantle; cortex; pallium (the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum)

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