Broca

American  

[broh-kuh, braw-ka] / ˈbroʊ kə, brɔˈka /

noun

1. Paul 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.

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Broca British  

/ brɔka /

noun

1. Paul (pɔl). 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain and did pioneering work in brain surgery

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Example Sentences

Broca Houy, head of compliance at Temis Luxury Group, said the company "fully complies with the laws and regulations of the United Arab Emirates for freight forwarder business".

From Reuters • May 25, 2023

Twenty-five years later, Dr. Pierre Paul Broca observed a young man who had lost the ability to speak and could utter only one syllable: “Tan.”

From New York Times • Sep. 4, 2022

Broca observes that Leborgne can communicate nonverbally, and no physical signs indicate that his brain may be affected.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

In this paragraph, Broca further describes his participant and begins to bring the case study into focus.

From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021

In 1862, Paul Broca found an area on the lower left frontal lobe that controlled the ability to speak.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman