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dentate gyri

dentate gyri is the plural of dentate gyrus.

Meaning of dentate gyrus

Noun

dentate gyrus (plural dentate gyri or dentate gyruses)

  1. A serrated section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the hippocampus.
    • The team found levels of these “mother cells” dropped with age in the front and middle region of the dentate gyrus.2018 April 5, Nicola Davis, The Guardian
    Synonyms:
    dentate fascia, fascia dentata hippocampi, gyrus dentatus

Questions about dentate gyri

What is dentate gyri the plural of?
Dentate gyri is the plural of dentate gyrus.

Words near dentate gyri in the dictionary

  1. dentaries
  2. dentary
  3. dentary bone
  4. dentary bones
  5. dentate
  6. dentate gyri
  7. dentate gyrus
  8. dentate gyruses
  9. dentate nuclei
  10. dentate nucleus
  11. dentatectomies

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