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occipital lobe (enc)

Occipital Lobe

Noun1.occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head
calcarine fissure, calcarine sulcus - a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
cerebral cortex, cerebral mantle, cortex, pallium - the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the gray matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum
occipital gyrus - any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
lobe - (anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part; "ear lobe"

 

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