gyrus
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| —n , pl gyri | |
| another name for convolution | |
| [C19: from Latin; see | |
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
gyrus gy·rus (jī'rəs)
n. pl. gy·ri (-rī')
Any of the prominent, rounded, elevated convolutions on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
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Science Dictionary
| gyrus (jī'rəs) Pronunciation Key
Plural gyri A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres. |
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Example sentences
The ascending frontal supplies the anterior central gyrus.
Our capacity to interpret aphorisms comes from the angular gyrus.
Scientists believe they have found a less celestial source: the right angular gyrus of the brain.
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