English noun: cortical area |
1. | cortical area (body) any of various regions of the cerebral cortex |
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| Synonyms | cortical region |
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| Broader (hypernym) | area, region |
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| Narrower (hyponym) | area 17 of Brodmann, association area, association cortex, auditory area, auditory cortex, Brodmann's area, Brodmann's area 17, excitable area, first visual area, language area, language zone, motor area, motor cortex, motor region, Rolando's area, sensorimotor area, sensorimotor region, sensorium, striate area, striate cortex, visual area, visual cortex |
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| Part meronym | cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium |
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