Broca

[ broh-kuh; French braw-ka ]

/ ˈbroʊ kə; French brɔˈka /

noun

Paul

[pawl] /pɔl/,1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist.

Example sentences from the Web for broca

The best table, almost universally adopted, is that of Broca, of thirty-four shades.

The Races of Man |Joseph Deniker
Broca and many continental writers use the name Kelt or Slavo-Kelt, which has led to much confusion.

Man, Past and Present |Agustus Henry Keane
Broca published an account of the osteological characters a few years later.

Prehistoric Man |W. L. H. Duckworth
His house, in which Charlotte Corday stabbed him, was close by, where the statue of Broca now stands.

A Wanderer in Paris |E. V. Lucas

Broca recommends to travelers an anthropometer consisting of a graduated rod with a movable index attached.

Pedagogical Anthropology |Maria Montessori

British Dictionary definitions for broca

Broca

/ (French brɔka) /

noun

Paul (pɔl). 1824–80, French surgeon and anthropologist who discovered the motor speech centre of the brain and did pioneering work in brain surgery

Medical definitions for broca

Broca

[ brō′kə, brō-kä′ ]

Paul 1824-1880

French anthropologist and surgeon. He became the first to offer anatomical proof of the localization of brain functions when he discovered (1861) the center of articulate speech in the brain.

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