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前額葉皮質

简前额叶皮质 · 繁前額葉皮質

Mandarin · pinyin qián é yè pí zhì

prefrontal cortex (PFC)

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前: qián · in front, forward; preceding
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葉: yè · leaf, petal; page of book; period
皮: pí · skin, hide, fur, feather; outer
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额: é · forehead; tablet, plaque; fixed
叶: yè · to harmonize, to rhyme; to unite; (borrowed for) leaf
质: zhì · matter, material, substance

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2–2–4–2–4 · qian2 e2 ye4 pi2 zhi4

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noun

(neuroanatomy) prefrontal cortex

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