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prefrontal

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prefrontal [prē′frənt·əl]
(anatomy)
Situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe of the brain.
(vertebrate zoology)
Of or pertaining to a bone of some vertebrate skulls, located anterior and lateral to the frontal bone.
Of, pertaining to, or being a scale or plate in front of the frontal scale on the head of some reptiles and fishes.
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