| NOUN | body | pyriform area, piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe | pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon |
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| Meaning | pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon. | |
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| Synonyms | piriform area, pyriform lobe, piriform lobe | |
| Part of | rhinencephalon, olfactory brain | A center in the cerebral hemispheres that governs the sense of smell in lower animals |
| Broader | neural structure | A structure that is part of the nervous system |
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