Rolandic

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adjective

Ro·lan·dic rō-ˈlan-dik

: of, relating to, or discovered by Luigi Rolando

Rolandic area

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noun

: the motor area of the cerebral cortex lying just anterior to the central sulcus and comprising part of the precentral gyrus

tubercle of Rolando

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noun

tubercle of Ro·lan·do -rō-ˈlän-(ˌ)dō

: tuber cinereum

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