frontoparietal
|fron-to-pa-ri-e-tal|
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/ˌfrʌn.toʊ.pəˈraɪ.ətəl/
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/ˌfrʌn.təʊ.pəˈrɪə.təl/
relating to frontal and parietal lobes
Etymology
'frontoparietal' originates from a modern anatomical formation combining the prefix 'fronto-' (from Latin 'frons, frontis' meaning 'forehead, front') and the adjective 'parietal' (from Latin 'parietalis', from 'paries' meaning 'wall').
'frontoparietal' was formed in modern medical English by joining the Latin-derived combining form 'fronto-' and the adjective 'parietal'; it is a compound creation rather than a single inheritance from Classical Latin.
Initially the components referred separately to 'forehead/front' and 'wall'; over time the compound came to mean 'relating to both the frontal and parietal lobes' in neuroanatomical usage.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a region or network of the cerebral cortex that includes parts of the frontal and parietal lobes; often used to refer to networks spanning frontal and parietal areas.
The frontoparietal network showed increased activation during the task.
Synonyms
Adjective 1
relating to or involving both the frontal and parietal lobes of the brain.
The frontoparietal cortex is critical for attention and working memory.
Synonyms
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