motor region

/ˌmoʊdər ˌridʒən/
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Other forms: motor regions

Definitions of motor region
  1. noun
    the cortical area that influences motor movements
    synonyms: Rolando's area, excitable area, motor area, motor cortex
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    type of:
    cortical area, cortical region
    any of various regions of the cerebral cortex
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