subgenual

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adjective

Describing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)

Scrabble 12

Meanings

adjectivesubgenual (not comparable)
  1. not comparableanatomyDescribing an area of the cerebral cortex of the brain (Brodmann area 25)

Origin

From sub- + genual (“knee”) (from its shape).

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APA

subgenual. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgenual

MLA

“subgenual.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgenual. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “subgenual,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/subgenual.

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