Broca

American  

[broh-kuh, braw-ka] / ˈbroʊ kə, brɔˈka /

noun

1. Paul 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.

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Broca British  

/ brɔka /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl). 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain and did pioneering work in brain surgery

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Example Sentences

Broca Houy, head of compliance at Temis Luxury Group, said the company "fully complies with the laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates for freight forwarder business".

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

Twenty-five years later, Dr. Pierre Paul Broca observed a young man who had lost the ability to speak and could utter only one syllable: “Tan.”

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022

Broca observes that Leborgne can communicate nonverbally, and no physical signs indicate that his brain may be affected.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

This sample case study imagines what Broca might have written about Leborgne.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

I can well perceive that the instances adduced by Broca and Spencer in support of their common argument—such as the giraffe, the elk, &c.—are equivocal.

From Darwin, and After Darwin, Volume 2 Post-Darwinian Questions: Heredity and Utility by Romanes, George John