Medical Dictionary

paleopallium

noun pa·leo·pal·li·um
plural pa·leo·pal·lia \-ē-ə\ or pa·leo·pal·li·ums

Medical Definition of PALEOPALLIUM

:  a phylogenetically old part of the cerebral cortex that develops along the lateral aspect of the hemispheres and gives rise to the olfactory lobes in higher forms

Variants of PALEOPALLIUM

pa·leo·pal·li·um or British pal·aeo·pal·li·um \-ˈpal-ē-əm\

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