"prefrontal" meaning in English

See prefrontal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more prefrontal [comparative], most prefrontal [superlative]
Etymology: From pre- + frontal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|frontal}} pre- + frontal Head templates: {{en-adj}} prefrontal (comparative more prefrontal, superlative most prefrontal)
  1. Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe. Translations (of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe): prefrontaalinen (Finnish), prefrontaali- (Finnish), etuotsalohkon (Finnish), préfrontal (French), prefrontale (Italian), prefrontal (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-prefrontal-en-adj-e6yEyE5t Disambiguation of 'of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe': 84 16
  2. Of, pertaining to or situated in front of the frontal bone.
    Sense id: en-prefrontal-en-adj-edufyTde Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with pre-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Spanish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 34 57 9 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with pre-: 27 69 5 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 18 69 12 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 15 74 12 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 14 74 12 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 20 71 9 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 15 77 8 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 11 80 9 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 13 81 6
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: prefrontal cortex, prefrontal lobotomy, prefrontally

Noun

Forms: prefrontals [plural]
Etymology: From pre- + frontal. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|pre|frontal}} pre- + frontal Head templates: {{en-noun}} prefrontal (plural prefrontals)
  1. A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.
    Sense id: en-prefrontal-en-noun-qQ3lRyMa

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