Broca's area. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

The American Heritage^® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000.

Broca's area

SYLLABICATION:	Bro·ca's area
PRONUNCIATION:	brkz
NOUN:	An area located in the frontal lobe usually of the left cerebral hemisphere and associated with the motor control of speech. Also called Broca's center.
ETYMOLOGY:	After Paul Broca (1824–1880), French surgeon and physical anthropologist.


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