Broca motor speech area

Broca motor speech area
an area comprising parts of the opercular portion of the inferior frontal gyrus; injury to this area may result in a minor form of motor aphasia.

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  • motor aphasia — n the inability to speak or to organize the muscular movements of speech called also aphemia, Broca s aphasia * * * aphasia in which there is impairment of the ability to speak and write, owing to a lesion in the insula and surrounding operculum …   Medical dictionary

  • motor area — n any of various areas of cerebral cortex believed to be associated with the initiation, coordination, and transmission of motor impulses to lower centers specif a region immediately anterior to the central sulcus having an unusually thick zone… …   Medical dictionary

  • Broca's area — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑Broca s convolution, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center …   Useful english dictionary

  • Broca's convolution — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • Broca's gyrus — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s convolution, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center …   Useful english dictionary

  • Broca's center — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑Broca s convolution, ↑convolution of Broca • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • speech — /speech/, n. 1. the faculty or power of speaking; oral communication; ability to express one s thoughts and emotions by speech sounds and gesture: Losing her speech made her feel isolated from humanity. 2. the act of speaking: He expresses… …   Universalium

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