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frontal lobe — n the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere having its lower part in the anterior fossa of the skull and bordered behind by the central sulcus * * * the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere (see cerebrum), extending as far back as… … Medical dictionary
frontal lobe — n. the part of the cerebrum covered by the frontal bone … English World dictionary
Frontal lobe — Infobox Brain Name = Frontal lobe Latin = lobus frontalis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 821 MapPos = MapCaption = Principal fissures and lobes of the cerebrum viewed laterally. (Frontal lobe is blue.) Caption = Caption2 = Orbital surface of left… … Wikipedia
frontal lobe — noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead • Syn: ↑frontal cortex • Hypernyms: ↑lobe • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebral cortex, ↑cerebral mantle, ↑pallium, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
frontal lobe — UK / US noun [countable] Word forms frontal lobe : singular frontal lobe plural frontal lobes medical either of the two front parts of the brain … English dictionary
Frontal lobe injury — is caused by a number of conditions such as trauma, meningitis, or even prolonged lack of oxygen, such as in drowning.http://www.biawa.org/pax/generic/Frontal%20Lobe%20Injury.doc] The frontal lobe is an extremely vulnerable spot to injury due to… … Wikipedia
Frontal lobe disorder — The frontal lobe of the brain plays a key role in higher mental functions such as motivation, planning, social behaviour, and speech production. A frontal lobe syndrome can result from a range of causes inlcuding head trauma, tumours,… … Wikipedia
Frontal lobe epilepsy — Infobox Disease Name = PAGENAME Caption = DiseasesDB = ICD10 = ICD9 = ICDO = OMIM = MedlinePlus = eMedicineSubj = eMedicineTopic = MeshID = D017034Frontal lobe epilepsy is the second most common type of epilepsy, after temporal lobe epilepsy. It… … Wikipedia
frontal lobe — fron′tal lobe′ n. anat. the anterior part of each cerebral hemisphere, in front of the central sulcus • Etymology: 1875–80 … From formal English to slang
frontal lobe — noun Date: 1879 the anterior division of each cerebral hemisphere … New Collegiate Dictionary
