Wernicke's area
Syllabification: (Wer·nick·e's ar·e·a)
Pronunciation: /ˈve(ə)rnikēz, -kəz/
Definition of Wernicke's area
noun
Anatomy- a region of the brain concerned with the comprehension of language, located in the cortex of the dominant temporal lobe. Damage in this area causes Wernicke’s aphasia, characterized by superficially fluent, grammatical speech but an inability to use or understand more than the most basic nouns and verbs.
Origin:
late 19th century: named after Karl Wernicke (1848–1905), German neuropsychiatrist