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precuneus, præ- Anat.|prɪˈkjuːniːəs|
[f. L. præ pre- B. 3 + cuneus: see cuneate a.]
The quadrate lobule of the brain, situated immediately in front of the cuneate lobule. Hence preˈcuneal a., of or pertaining to the precuneus (Cent. Dict. 1890).
1890in Billings Med. Dict. 1893W. R. Gowers Man. Dis. Nerv. Syst. (ed. 2) II. 437 Very rarely softening is limited to the paracentral region or to the precuneus. 1899Allbutt's Syst. Med. VII. 308 We have found that lesion of the gyrus fornicatus, at the point where it passes into the precuneus, caused loss of sensation. |