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angular gyrus  
n.  A region of the inferior parietal lobe of the brain that is involved in the processing of auditory and visual input and in the comprehension of language.
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Main Entry: angular gyrus
Function: noun
: the cerebral gyrus of the posterior part of the external surface of the parietal lobe that arches over the posterior end of thesulcus between the superior and middle gyri of the temporal lobe called also angular convolution
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angular gyrus n.
A convolution in the inferior parietal lobule formed by the united posterior ends of the superior and middle temporal gyri.

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