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cingulate gyrus

cingulate gyrus noun: a section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.

Noun

cingulate gyrus (plural cingulate gyri or cingulate gyruses)

  1. A section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.
    Synonyms:
    callosal gyrus

Synonyms of cingulate gyrus

  • callosal gyrus

Forms of cingulate gyrus

pluralcingulate gyri
pluralcingulate gyruses

Questions about cingulate gyrus

What does cingulate gyrus mean?
Cingulate gyrus means a section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.
What part of speech is cingulate gyrus?
Cingulate gyrus is a noun.
What is the plural of cingulate gyrus?
The plural of cingulate gyrus is cingulate gyri.

Words near cingulate gyrus in the dictionary

  1. cingulatans
  2. cingulate
  3. cingulate cortex
  4. cingulate cortexes
  5. cingulate gyri
  6. cingulate gyrus
  7. cingulate gyruses
  8. cingulated
  9. cingulates
  10. cingulectomies
  11. cingulectomy

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