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perisylvian cortex

[ per-uh-sil-vee-uhn kawr-teks ]

noun

, Anatomy.
  1. the area of the brain surrounding the lateral fissure, and, in the left hemisphere, associated with language.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of perisylvian cortex1

First recorded in 1900–05; peri- ( def ) + Sylv(ius), Latinized form of the family name of French anatomist Jacques Dubois (died 1555) + -ian ( def )

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