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Definition of Piriform area
1. Noun. Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon.
Exact synonyms: Piriform Lobe, Pyriform Area, Pyriform Lobe
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Olfactory Brain, Rhinencephalon
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Olfactory Brain, Rhinencephalon
Medical Definition of Piriform area
1. The olfactory cortex, corresponding to the rostral half of the uncus; receiving its major afferents from the olfactory bulb, it is classified as allocortex. See: cerebral cortex. Synonym: olfactory cortex, piriform area. (05 Mar 2000)
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