left brain
nounDefinition of left brain
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (such as analytic and logical thinking)
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Other Words from left brain
left-brained
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adjective
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adjective
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Melton and Todd Walburg from Cutter Law in Oakland, California, are suing Toyota on behalf of a young Florida couple left brain damaged after leaving their keyless 2014 Lexus sedan running in the garage for six hours. — Jamie L. Lareau, Detroit Free Press, "His keyless car killed him while he slept. New legislation could save others," 14 June 2019 Several people were wounded in the attack and one person was left brain-dead, according to the Paris prosecutor’s office. — Noemie Bisserbe, WSJ, "Macron Handily Survives No-Confidence Vote in France," 13 Dec. 2018 Kia, of West Yorkshire, had been left brain damaged and her devastated parents, Paul Gott and Vikki Mitchell, were told by doctors their youngest child might not make it. — Fox News, "Toddler who lost arms, legs to meningitis heads home," 1 June 2018 Thompson was left brain damaged in the crash, but eventually recovered and re-enlisted in the army. — Richard Newby, The Hollywood Reporter, "A Eulogy for a Fallen Spider-Man Character," 31 May 2018 Willey was left brain dead after the confrontation and was taken off life support three days after the shooting. — Washington Post, "Student gunman died of self-inflicted gunshot to head in Md. school shooting," 26 Mar. 2018 Willey was left brain dead after the confrontation and was taken off life support three days after the shooting. — Lynh Bui, chicagotribune.com, "Student gunman died of self-inflicted gunshot to head after Maryland school shooting, police say," 26 Mar. 2018 Willey was left brain-dead after a 17-year-old classmate shot her in the head minutes before class started at Great Mills on Tuesday morning. — Talia Richman, baltimoresun.com, "Funeral planned for 16-year-old Jaelynn Willey, victim of Maryland high school shooting," 26 Mar. 2018 More: Woman killed in north-side house fire More: Indianapolis Army veteran left brain dead in hit-and-run will donate organs But two pets, a 9-year-old Pekinese-Poodle named Zoey, and a 2-year-old Shih Tzu named Freddie, perished, officials said. — Justin L. Mack, Indianapolis Star, "Poodle and Shih Tzu killed, firefighter hospitalized in $100k house fire," 25 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'left brain.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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left brain
nounMedical Definition of left brain
: the left cerebral hemisphere of the human brain especially when viewed in terms of its predominant thought processes (as analytic and logical thinking)
Other Words from left brain
left-brained
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adjective
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adjective