- frontal convolution
- noun
or frontal gyrus
: any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the brain
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
frontal convolution
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ascending frontal convolution — noun : a frontal convolution lying immediately behind the precentral sulcus … Useful english dictionary
frontal gyrus — n any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the brain called also frontal convolution … Medical dictionary
frontal gyrus — noun any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum • Hypernyms: ↑gyrus, ↑convolution • Part Holonyms: ↑frontal lobe, ↑frontal cortex * * * noun see frontal convolution * * * A … Useful english dictionary
convolution of Broca — noun the motor speech center in the left hemisphere of the brain in most people • Syn: ↑Broca s area, ↑Broca s center, ↑Broca s gyrus, ↑Broca s convolution • Hypernyms: ↑center, ↑centre, ↑nerve center, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
frontal gyrus — Anat. any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum. Also, frontal convolution. * * * … Universalium
convolution — 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ. 2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. [L. convolutio] angular c. SYN: angular gyrus. anterior central c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending frontal c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending … Medical dictionary
convolution — Synonyms and related words: Barnumism, aduncity, affectation, aquilinity, arachnoid, arbor vitae, arching, archipallium, arcuation, bedizenment, between brain, big talk, brain stem, cerebellar hemispheres, cerebellum, cerebral cortex,… … Moby Thesaurus
marginal convolution — noun also marginal gyrus or marginal lobe : the convolution on the upper border of the mesial surface of the frontal lobe of each cerebral hemisphere … Useful english dictionary
Broca convolution — the motor speech center, which in right handed persons is the inferior frontal gyrus of the left hemisphere of the cerebrum; called also Broca gyrus or region … Medical dictionary
gyrus — One of the prominent rounded elevations that form the cerebral hemispheres, each consisting of an exposed superficial portion and a portion hidden from view in the wall and floor of the sulcus. [L. fr. G. gyros, circle] angular g. [TA] a folded… … Medical dictionary
