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lobe

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Any projection or division, especially one of a somewhat rounded form

A rounded projection or division of a leaf.

A membranous flap on the sides of the toes of certain birds, as the coot.

A round projecting part of an organ, as of the liver, lungs, brain, etc. See Illust. of Brain.

The projecting part of a cam wheel or of a non-circular gear wheel.

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ear lobe Source: Internet

According to Freeman, if they had not met in person it is highly unlikely that he would have ventured into the domain of frontal lobe psychosurgery. Source: Internet

After his death, a lesion was discovered on the surface the left frontal lobe. Source: Internet

Anterior pituitary lobe (adenohypophysis) Posterior pituitary lobe (neurohypophysis) Oxytocin and anti-diuretic hormone are not secreted in the posterior lobe, merely stored. Source: Internet

As soon as the ant crosses this axis it will find itself "inside" the Northern lobe, standing right side up. Source: Internet

At autopsy, a lesion was also found in the same region of lateral frontal lobe as in Leborgne. Source: Internet

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