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Broca's area definition

Broca's area (brō′käz)

a region in the left frontal lobe of the brain associated with speech that controls movements of the tongue, lips, and vocal cords

Etymology: after P. P. Broca (1824-80), Fr surgeon & anthropologist

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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