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hippocampal gyri

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hippocampal gyrus

–noun Anatomy.
a convolution on the inner surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, bordering the hippocampus.
Also called hippocampal convolution.


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1880–85
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Main Entry: hippocampal gyrus
Function: noun
: a convolution of the cerebral cortex that borders the hippocampus and contains elements of both archipallium and neopalliumcalled also hippocampal convolution
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hippocampal gyrus n.
See parahippocampal gyrus.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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