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broca's center

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Bro·ca's area   (brō'kəz)   
n.  An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemisphere and associated with the motor control of speech. Also called Broca's center.

[After Paul Broca (1824-1880), French surgeon and physical anthropologist.]
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broca's center

noun
the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people [syn: Broca's area] 
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