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sensory cortex

noun

the region of the cerebral cortex concerned with receiving and interpreting sensory information from various parts of the body.

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Nearby words

  1. sensorineural deafness,
  2. sensorineural hearing impairment,
  3. sensorium,
  4. sensory,
  5. sensory aphasia,
  6. sensory deprivation,
  7. sensory epilepsy,
  8. sensory ganglion,
  9. sensory image,
  10. sensory nerve
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Medicine definitions for sensory cortex

sensory cortex

n.

The somatic sensory, auditory, visual, and olfactory regions of the cerebral cortex considered as a group.
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