| NOUN | body | parietal cortex, parietal lobe | that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head |
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| Meaning | That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head. | |
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| Synonym | parietal lobe | |
| Part of | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex | The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum |
| Parts | parietal gyrus | Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum |
| postcentral gyrus | The convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus | |
| Broader | lobe | (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part |
| Spanish | lóbulo parietal | |
| Catalan | lòbul parietal | |
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