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Definition of Piriform lobe
1. Noun. Pear-shaped neural structure on either side of the brain in the rhinencephalon.
Exact synonyms: Piriform Area, Pyriform Area, Pyriform Lobe
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Olfactory Brain, Rhinencephalon
Generic synonyms: Neural Structure
Group relationships: Olfactory Brain, Rhinencephalon
Lexicographical Neighbors of Piriform Lobe
Literary usage of Piriform lobe
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Text-book of Human Physiology by Robert Tigerstedt (1906)
"... 3, boundary bet ween the frontal and parietal lobes (cruciate fissure); 4,
olfactory tract; 5, piriform lobe; 6, frontal lobe; 7, parietal lobe; 8, ..."
2. Comparative Anatomy of Vertebrates by Robert Wiedersheim (1907)
"The central olfactory apparatus (rhinencephalon) in its entirety is represented
by the olfactory bulb, peduncle, and tubercle, the piriform lobe, ..."
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