- excitable area
- nounthe cortical area that influences motor movements• Syn: ↑motor area, ↑motor region, ↑motor cortex, ↑Rolando's area• Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region
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excitable area
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area — 1. [TA] Any circumscribed surface or space. 2. All of the part supplied by a given artery or nerve. 3. A part of an organ having a special function, as the motor a. of the brain. SEE ALSO … Medical dictionary
cortical area — noun any of various regions of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑cortical region • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Hyponyms: ↑association area, ↑association cortex, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
motor area — noun the cortical area that influences motor movements • Syn: ↑motor region, ↑motor cortex, ↑Rolando s area, ↑excitable area • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region … Useful english dictionary
Rolando's area — noun the cortical area that influences motor movements • Syn: ↑motor area, ↑motor region, ↑motor cortex, ↑excitable area • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region … Useful english dictionary
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cortical region — noun any of various regions of the cerebral cortex • Syn: ↑cortical area • Hypernyms: ↑area, ↑region • Hyponyms: ↑association area, ↑association cortex, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
motor cortex — noun the cortical area that influences motor movements • Syn: ↑motor area, ↑motor region, ↑Rolando s area, ↑excitable area • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region … Useful english dictionary
motor region — noun the cortical area that influences motor movements • Syn: ↑motor area, ↑motor cortex, ↑Rolando s area, ↑excitable area • Hypernyms: ↑cortical area, ↑cortical region … Useful english dictionary
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