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cingulate gyrus

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Main Entry: cin·gu·late gyrus
Pronunciation: "si[ng]-gy&-l&t-, -"lAt-
Function: noun
: a medial gyrus of each cerebral hemisphere thatpartly surrounds the corpus callosum
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cingulate gyrus n.
A long curved convolution of the medial surface of the cortical hemisphere, arched over the corpus callosum from which it is separated by the deep sulcus of the corpus callosum. Also called callosal gyrus.

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