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Noun: parietal lobe
  1. That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying below the crown of the head
    - parietal cortex

Derived forms: parietal lobes

Type of: lobe

Part of: cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium

Encyclopedia: Parietal lobe

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