supplementary motor area

noun

A part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.

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Meanings

nounsupplementary motor area (plural supplementary motor areas)

plural supplementary motor areas

  1. anatomyA part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.

    Synonyms: SMA

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA part of the primate cerebral cortex that contributes to the control of movement, located on the midline surface of the brain hemisphere anterior to the primary motor cortex leg representation.

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