language area
a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language • Syn: language zone • Hypernyms: cortical area, cortical region • Part Holonyms: left hemisphere, left brain • Part Meronyms: Broca's area, Broca's center, Broca's gyrus, Broca's convolution, convolution of Broca, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's center
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