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callosal

 [ka-loh-suhl]   Origin

cal·lo·sal

   [ka-loh-suhl]
adjective
of or pertaining to the corpus callosum.
Origin:
1865–70; < Neo-Latin callōs(um) (noun use of Latin callōsus callose) + -al1

Related forms
sub·cal·lo·sal, adjective
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callosal
"pertaining to the corpus callosum," from L. callosus + -al (1).
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callosal cal·lo·sal (kə-lō'səl)
adj.
Of or relating to the corpus callosum.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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