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Noun: postcentral gyrus
  1. The convolution of parietal lobe that is bounded in front by the central sulcus
    "The postcentral gyrus is the primary somatosensory cortex, processing touch and proprioception"

Type of: central gyrus

Part of: parietal cortex, parietal lobe

Encyclopedia: Postcentral gyrus