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後頭葉 (こうとうよう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

後こう頭とう葉よう

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Meanings

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noun

occipital lobe

Anatomical term for the rearmost lobe of the brain, primarily responsible for visual processing.

後こう頭とう葉ようは視し覚かく情じょう報ほうの処しょ理りに関かかわっている。
The occipital lobe is involved in processing visual information.

Kanji

後

behind, back, later

頭head, counter for large animals

葉leaf, plane, lobe

Similar words

前ぜん頭とう葉よう
Frontal lobe, located at the front of the brain, associated with reasoning and motor function.
側そく頭とう葉よう
Temporal lobe, located on the sides, involved in auditory processing and memory.
頭とう頂ちょう葉よう
Parietal lobe, located above the occipital lobe, integrates sensory information.

Etymology

Compound of 後頭 (back of the head) and 葉 (lobe), a calque from Western anatomical terminology.