frontal
adjective/ˈfrʌntəl/
Frequency rank: #7,846 most common English word
Meaning
relating to the front part of something, especially the forehead or the front of the brain.
Example sentence
The doctors were concerned about the damage to the frontal lobe of his brain after the accident.
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