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LEFT BRAIN

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does left brain mean? 

LEFT BRAIN (noun)
  The noun LEFT BRAIN has 1 sense:

1. the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the bodyplay

  Familiarity information: LEFT BRAIN used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


LEFT BRAIN (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

The cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

left brain; left hemisphere

Hypernyms ("left brain" is a kind of...):

cerebral hemisphere; hemisphere (either half of the cerebrum)

Meronyms (parts of "left brain"):

language area; language zone (a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language)


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