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 |
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Part of | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, pallium, cortex | The layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum |
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Parts | parietal gyrus | Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum |
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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 |
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Spanish | lóbulo parietal |
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Catalan | lòbul parietal |
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