parietal lobe
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parietal lobe — n. the part of each hemisphere of the brain between the frontal and the occipital lobes: see SKULL … English World dictionary
Parietal lobe — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = lobus parietalis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 822 MapPos = MapCaption = Principal fissures and lobes of the cerebrum viewed laterally. (Parietal Lobe is shown in yellow) Caption2 = Lateral surface of left… … Wikipedia
Parietal lobe — Part of the brain, specifically the section of the cerebral hemisphere that lies beneath the parietal bone, the main side bone of the skull. The word parietal comes from the Latin parietalis meaning belonging to the wall. * * * parietal lobe n… … Medical dictionary
parietal lobe — noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head • Syn: ↑parietal cortex • Hypernyms: ↑lobe • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑pallium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
parietal lobe — one of the major divisions of each cerebral hemisphere (see cerebrum), lying behind the frontal lobe, above the temporal lobe, and in front of the occipital lobe. It is thus beneath the crown of the skull. It contains the sensory cortex and… … The new mediacal dictionary
parietal lobe — pari′etal lobe n. anat. the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus • Etymology: 1900–05 … From formal English to slang
parietal lobe — /pəˈraɪətl loʊb/ (say puh ruyuhtl lohb) noun the middle lobe of the cerebrum …
parietal lobe — noun Date: circa 1889 the middle division of each cerebral hemisphere that contains an area concerned with bodily sensations … New Collegiate Dictionary
parietal lobe — Anat. the middle part of each cerebral hemisphere behind the central sulcus. [1900 05] * * * … Universalium
parietal lobe — noun either of the paired lobes of the brain at the top of the head … English new terms dictionary
