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hypogyrification

hypogyrification noun: less than normal gyrification.

Noun

hypogyrification (uncountable)

  1. Less than normal gyrification.
    • Nixon and colleagues [33 ] found that individuals with depression displayed hypogyrification in the precuneus, as well as increased task-based functional connectivity between the precuneus and anterior nodes of the DMN. Since the DMN is thought to subserve self-focused thought, excessive...2016 February 13, “Cortical Gyrification Patterns Associated with Trait Anxiety”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI

Origin of hypogyrification

From hypo- + gyrification.

Questions about hypogyrification

What does hypogyrification mean?
Hypogyrification means less than normal gyrification.
What part of speech is hypogyrification?
Hypogyrification is a noun.

Words near hypogyrification in the dictionary

  1. hypogynous
  2. hypogynously
  3. hypogyns
  4. hypogyny
  5. hypogyration
  6. hypogyrification
  7. hypohaemia
  8. hypohaline
  9. hypohalite
  10. hypohalites
  11. hypohalogeneous

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