Akademik

Wernicke's center

noun

the auditory word center; located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution in most people

• Syn: ↑Wernicke's area

• Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑nerve centre

• Part Holonyms: ↑language area, ↑language zone

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noun

Usage: usually capitalized W

Etymology: after Karl Wernicke died 1905 German neurologist

: the auditory word center located in the posterior part of the superior temporal convolution

Useful english dictionary. 2012.