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subparietal

subparietal

9.9
Located under the parietal lobe of the brain
  • adjective
  • /ˌsʌb.pəˈraɪ.ɪ.təl/
  • Specialized
: subparietal
  • Damage to the subparietal cortex can affect spatial awareness and perception.

Examples

  • Researchers studied brain activity in the subparietal region during memory tasks.

  • The surgeon carefully examined the subparietal area for signs of abnormal tissue.

  • The subparietal area is crucial for sensory processing.

  • Can you identify the subparietal region in this diagram?

  • The surgeon carefully examined the subparietal area for signs of abnormal tissue.

  • Damage to the subparietal cortex can affect spatial awareness and perception.

  • Researchers studied brain activity in the subparietal region during memory tasks.

Surface Forms

subparietal positive

Morphology

subparietal = parietal (transparent) = sub + parietal

Formed by the productive prefix 'sub-' meaning 'under' attached to the adjective 'parietal', so knowing 'parietal' allows inference of 'under/beneath parietal'.

Etymology

Subparietal breaks into sub- 'under' and parietal 'of the parietal area'. The parietal part comes from an old word for 'wall' used for the side/top of the head, so subparietal means 'under the parietal lobe' of the brain.