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gyrification

gyrification noun: the formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex.

Noun

gyrification (plural gyrifications)

  1. The formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex.
    • Based on these segmentations, cortical descriptors evaluating volume, surface area, thickness, gyrification index, and global mean curvature were computed at both time points, for the whole brain, as well as for the frontal, temporal, parietal, and occipital lobes separately.2015 July 11, “Development of Cortical Morphology Evaluated with Longitudinal MR Brain Images of Preterm Infants”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Forms of gyrification

pluralgyrifications

Origin of gyrification

From gyrus + -ification.

Words formed from gyrification

Questions about gyrification

What does gyrification mean?
Gyrification means the formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex.
What part of speech is gyrification?
Gyrification is a noun.
What is the plural of gyrification?
The plural of gyrification is gyrifications.

Words near gyrification in the dictionary

  1. gyrenes
  2. gyres
  3. gyrfalcon
  4. gyrfalcons
  5. gyri
  6. gyrification
  7. gyrifications
  8. gyrified
  9. gyrifies
  10. gyriform
  11. gyrify

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