English noun: language area | |||
1. | language area (body) a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language | ||
Synonyms | language zone | ||
Broader (hypernym) | cortical area, cortical region | ||
Part holonym | Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center | ||
Part meronym | left brain, left hemisphere | ||