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dentate gyrus

dentate gyrus noun: a serrated section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the hippocampus.

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

Synonyms of dentate gyrus

  • dentate fascia
  • fascia dentata hippocampi
  • gyrus dentatus

Forms of dentate gyrus

pluraldentate gyri
pluraldentate gyruses

Questions about dentate gyrus

What does dentate gyrus mean?
Dentate gyrus means a serrated section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the hippocampus.
What part of speech is dentate gyrus?
Dentate gyrus is a noun.
What is the plural of dentate gyrus?
The plural of dentate gyrus is dentate gyri.

Words near dentate gyrus in the dictionary

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

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