- frontal lobe
- noun Date: 1879 the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
frontal lobe
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frontal lobe — n the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere having its lower part in the anterior fossa of the skull and bordered behind by the central sulcus * * * the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere (see cerebrum), extending as far back as… … Medical dictionary
frontal lobe — n. the part of the cerebrum covered by the frontal bone … English World dictionary
Frontal lobe — Infobox Brain Name = Frontal lobe Latin = lobus frontalis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 821 MapPos = MapCaption = Principal fissures and lobes of the cerebrum viewed laterally. (Frontal lobe is blue.) Caption = Caption2 = Orbital surface of left… … Wikipedia
frontal lobe — noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead • Syn: ↑frontal cortex • Hypernyms: ↑lobe • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑pallium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
frontal lobe — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms frontal lobe : singular frontal lobe plural frontal lobes medical either of the two front parts of the brain … English dictionary
Frontal lobe injury — is caused by a number of conditions such as trauma, meningitis, or even prolonged lack of oxygen, such as in drowning.http://www.biawa.org/pax/generic/Frontal%20Lobe%20Injury.doc] The frontal lobe is an extremely vulnerable spot to injury due to… … Wikipedia
Frontal lobe disorder — The frontal lobe of the brain plays a key role in higher mental functions such as motivation, planning, social behaviour, and speech production. A frontal lobe syndrome can result from a range of causes inlcuding head trauma, tumours,… … Wikipedia
Frontal lobe epilepsy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D017034Frontal lobe epilepsy is the second most common type of epilepsy, after temporal lobe epilepsy. It… … Wikipedia
frontal lobe — the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere (see cerebrum), extending as far back as the deep central sulcus (cleft) of its upper and outer surface. Immediately anterior to the central sulcus lies the motor cortex, responsible for the control… … The new mediacal dictionary
frontal lobe — fron′tal lobe′ n. anat. the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
