postcentral area
[pōst-sĕn′trəl]
n.
The cortex of the postcentral gyrus
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Nearby words
- postbus,
- postcanonical,
- postcapillary venule,
- postcard,
- postcava,
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- postcentral sulcus,
- postcibal,
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- postcode
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