piriform lobe

Definitions of piriform lobe
  1. noun
    pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon
    synonyms: piriform area, pyriform area, pyriform lobe
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    neural structure
    a structure that is part of the nervous system
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