"pleasure center" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: pleasure centers [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} pleasure center (plural pleasure centers)
  1. A region of the brain which creates feelings of pleasure. Wikipedia link: pleasure center Tags: US Synonyms: pleasure centre Translations (region of the brain): 快感中心 (kuàigǎn zhōngxīn) (Chinese Mandarin), mielihyväkeskus (Finnish)

Inflected forms

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