Hypernym

lobe 1

noun

(anatomy) a somewhat rounded subdivision of a bodily organ or part

Part_meronym

calcarine sulcus 1

noun

a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

cerebral cortex 1

noun

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

occipital gyrus 1

noun

any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

striate cortex 1

noun

the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision

occipital cortex 1

noundomain: body part

Princeton WordNet [ver.3.1]

English

Definition

that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head

Synonyms

occipital lobe 1
that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head

Part_holonym

calcarine sulcus 1

noun

a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

cerebral cortex 1

noun

the layer of unmyelinated neurons (the grey matter) forming the cortex of the cerebrum

occipital gyrus 1

noun

any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

striate cortex 1

noun

the part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for vision