prefrontal Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite anterior to a frontal structure
    • a prefrontal bone
    • prefrontal lobes

WordNet


Pre*fron"tal adjective
Definitions
  1. (Anat. & Zoöl.) Situated in front of the frontal bone, or the frontal region of the skull; ectethmoid, as a certain bone in the nasal capsule of many animals, and certain scales of reptiles and fishes. -- n. A prefrontal bone or scale.

Webster 1913