perisylvian cortex

[ per-uh-sil-vee-uhn kawr-teks ]

noun

, Anatomy.

1. the area of the brain surrounding the lateral fissure, and, in the left hemisphere, associated with language.

Word History and Origins

Origin of perisylvian cortex¹

First recorded in 1900–05; peri- ( def ) + Sylv(ius), Latinized form of the family name of French anatomist Jacques Dubois (died 1555) + -ian ( def )