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left hemisphere

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Noun1.left hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the bodyleft hemisphere - the cerebral hemisphere to the left of the corpus callosum that controls the right half of the body
left brain
cerebral hemisphere, hemisphere - either half of the cerebrum
language area, language zone - a large cortical area (in the left hemisphere in most people) containing all the centers associated with language
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