Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- Relating to both frontal and temporal bones, or to the corresponding regions of the skull.
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- adjective anatomy Of or pertaining to the
frontal andtemporal bones or lobes
Etymologies
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Examples
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Senator Pete Domenici (R-NM) is set to announce his retirement today for health reasons, citing a form of dementia called frontotemporal lobar degeneration.
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ELIZABETH COHEN, CNN MEDICAL CORRESPONDENT: It's called frontotemporal lobar degeneration and it's a form of dementia.
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The other Bay Area winner, William Seeley, 39, is a neurologist and researcher with UCSF who studies a mysterious disease called frontotemporal dementia that is second only to Alzheimer's for causing early senility.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Chronicle nasimov@sfchronicle.com (Nanette Asimov 2011
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The other two genes studied have been linked to another form of inherited dementia, called frontotemporal dementia.
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The other Bay Area winner, William Seeley, 39, is a neurologist and researcher with UCSF who studies a mysterious disease called frontotemporal dementia that is second only to Alzheimer's for causing early senility.
SFGate: Don Asmussen: Bad Reporter Chronicle nasimov@sfchronicle.com (Nanette Asimov 2011
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Solboe's family has been hit hard by a genetic brain disorder called frontotemporal dementia, in which the parts of the brain that largely govern personality, behavior and language shrink.
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Solboe's family has been hit hard by a genetic brain disorder called frontotemporal dementia, in which the parts of the brain that largely govern personality, behavior and language shrink.
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Solboe's family has been hit hard by a genetic brain disorder called frontotemporal dementia, in which the parts of the brain that largely govern personality, behavior and language shrink.
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Solboe's family has been hit hard by a genetic brain disorder called frontotemporal dementia, in which the parts of the brain that largely govern personality, behavior and language shrink.
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Solboe's family has been hit hard by a genetic brain disorder called frontotemporal dementia, in which the parts of the brain that largely govern personality, behavior and language shrink.
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