postcentral

postcentral
Referring to the cerebral convolution forming the posterior bank of the central sulcus : the p. gyrus.

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post·cen·tral 'pōst-'sen-trəl adj located behind a center or central structure esp located behind the central sulcus of the cerebral cortex

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adj.
1. situated behind any centre.
2. situated behind the central fissure of the brain.

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post·cen·tral (pōst-senґtrəl) posterior to a center, as the postcentral gyrus.

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  • postcentral — (ˈ) ̷ ̷+ adjective Etymology: post + central : located behind a center or central structure; especially : located behind the central sulcus of the cerebral cortex the postcentral gyrus the postcentral sulcus * * * adj. * * * postcentral centrally …   Useful english dictionary

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