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ウェルニッケ中枢 (ウェルニッケちゅうすう) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

ウェルニッケ中ちゅう枢すう

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Meanings

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Wernicke's area

A region of the brain important for language comprehension. Used in medical and neuroscience contexts.

ウェルニッケ中ちゅう枢すうは言げん語ご理り解かいに関かかわる脳のうの領

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Wernicke's area is a brain region involved in language comprehension.

Kanji

中in, inside, middle
枢hinge, pivot, door

Related words

ブローカ中ちゅう枢すう
Broca's area is associated with speech production, while Wernicke's area is associated with language comprehension.

Etymology

Named after the German neurologist Carl Wernicke. The term is a direct loan from German 'Wernicke-Zentrum'.