| NOUN | body | Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center | the auditory word center |
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| Meaning | The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people. | |
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| Synonym | Wernicke's center | |
| Part of | language area, language zone | A large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language |
| Broader | center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre | A cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process |
| Spanish | área de Wernicke | |
| Catalan | àrea de Wernicke, Àrea de Wernicke | |
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