See Also: electromassage(medicine)
Herbal medicine (botanical medicine, herbology, phytomedicine)(health)
Wernicke(dictionary)
wernicke's aphasia(medicine)
aphasia, wernicke(medicine)
Wernicke's aphasia(health)
Wernicke, Karl(medicine)
Wernicke's zone(medicine)
Wernicke's syndrome(medicine)
Wernicke's sign(medicine)

Wernicke's region (medicine) and electromassage (medicine)


Wernicke's region (medicine)


Wernicke's region -->
Wernicke's centre


The region of the cerebral cortex thought to be essential for understanding and formulating coherent, propositional speech; it encompasses a large region of the parietal and temporal lobes near the lateral sulcus of the left cerebral hemisphere; corresponding approximately to Brodmann's areas 40, 39, and 22.

Synonym: sensory speech centre, Wernicke's area, Wernicke's field, Wernicke's region, Wernicke's zone.


electromassage (medicine)


electromassage
Massage combined with the application of electricity.