Broca's center

Definitions of Broca's center
  1. noun
    the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people
    synonyms: Broca's area, Broca's convolution, Broca's gyrus, convolution of Broca
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    type of:
    center, centre, nerve center, nerve centre
    a cluster of nerve cells governing a specific bodily process
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