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frontal lobe

–noun Anatomy.
the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus.

Origin:
1875–80
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frontal lobe  
n.  The largest and most anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: frontal lobe
Function: noun
: the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere having its lower part in the anterior fossa of the skull and bordered behindby the central sulcus
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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frontal lobe n.
The largest portion of each cerebral hemisphere, anterior to the central sulcus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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