Wernicke's Area Definition

vĕrnĭ-kēz, -kəz
noun
An area in the posterior left hemisphere of the brain cortex at the sylvian fissure that is important for language comprehension and speech.
American Heritage Medicine

Origin of Wernicke's Area

  • After Karl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neurologist

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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