prefrontal

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UK/pɹiːˈfɹʌn.təl/UK[pɹiːˈfɹʌn.tɫ̩]Canada, US/pɹiˈfɹʌn.təl/Canada, US[pɹiˈfɹʌn.tɫ̩]

adjective

Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.

Similar
anterior
Opposite
postfrontal
OriginEnglish frontal ← Middle English pre- ← Latin prae- →
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Meanings

adjectiveprefrontal (comparative more prefrontal, superlative most prefrontal)

comparative more prefrontal · superlative most prefrontal · alternative praefrontal

  1. Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.
  2. Of, pertaining to or situated in front of the frontal bone.
nounprefrontal (plural prefrontals)

plural prefrontals · alternative praefrontal

  1. A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.

Synonyms & antonyms

Opposite
postfrontal

adjectiveanterior to a frontal structure

Similar
anterior
Also see
anterior

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

  1. Proto-Indo-European*per-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*preh₂-
  3. Proto-Indo-European*préh₂i?
  4. Proto-Italic*prai
  5. Proto-Italic*prai-
  6. Latinprae-
  7. Middle Englishpre-
  8. Englishpre-
  9. Englishfrontal
  10. Englishprefrontal

From pre- + frontal.

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Translations

Finnish prefrontaalinen, prefrontaali-
  • prefrontaalinenof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
  • prefrontaali-of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
  • etuotsalohkonof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
French préfrontal
  • préfrontalof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Hawaiian mua
  • muaof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Italian prefrontale
  • prefrontaleof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Polish przedczołowy
  • przedczołowyof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Russian префронта́льный
  • префронта́льный (prefrontálʹnyj)of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Spanish prefrontal
  • prefrontalof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Thai ในสมองกลีบหน้าผากส่วนหน้า
  • ในสมองกลีบหน้าผากส่วนหน้าof, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Ukrainian префронта́льний
  • префронта́льний (prefrontálʹnyj)of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe
Cite this entry
APA

prefrontal. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefrontal

MLA

“prefrontal.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefrontal. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “prefrontal,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/prefrontal.

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