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gyrus
[ jahy-ruhs ]
noun
, Anatomy.
, plural gy·ri [jahy, -rahy].
- a convolution, especially of the brain.
gyrus
/ ˈdʒaɪrəs /
gyrus
/ jī′rəs /
, Plural gyri
- A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
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Other Words From
- sub·gyrus noun plural subgyri
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Word History and Origins
Origin of gyrus1
C19: from Latin; see gyre
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Example Sentences
Latin, gyrus, the ring in which colts are driven round by horse-breakers.
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The calcarine fissure passed completely across the gyrus frontitatus on both sides in two cases, on one side in four cases.
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This condition is asserted by many physicians to be referable to destruction of part of the angular gyrus.
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Electric stimuli applied to a part of the uppermost temporal gyrus excites movements of the ears and eyes in the dog.
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This region of the cortex occupies in the Primates, including Man, the pre-central gyrus.
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