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Parietal lobe   /pərˈaɪətəl loʊb/   Listen
Parietal lobe

noun
1.
That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head.  Synonym: parietal cortex.





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... fibres proceed to the cortical sensory centres, that for tactile sensation being situated in the post-central (ascending parietal) gyrus; that for muscular and stereognostic sense lying probably in the adjacent portions of the parietal lobe. ...
— Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities--Head--Neck. Sixth Edition. • Alexander Miles


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