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Definition of Wernicke's area
1. Noun. The auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people.
Exact synonyms: Wernicke's Center
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Nerve Center, Nerve Centre
Group relationships: Language Area, Language Zone
Generic synonyms: Center, Centre, Nerve Center, Nerve Centre
Group relationships: Language Area, Language Zone
Medical Definition of Wernicke's area
1. The region of the cerebral cortex thought to be essential for understanding and formulating coherent, propositional speech; it encompasses a large region of the parietal and temporal lobes near the lateral sulcus of the left cerebral hemisphere; corresponding approximately to Brodmann's areas 40, 39, and 22. Synonym: sensory speech centre, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's field, Wernicke's region, Wernicke's zone. (05 Mar 2000)
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