- callosal convolution
- noun
: a convolution of the mesial surface of the cerebrum curving around the corpus callosum from which it is separated by a callosal fissure
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
callosal convolution
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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
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
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
gyrus cinguli — [TA] cingulate gyrus: an arch shaped convolution closely related to the surface of the corpus callosum, from which it is separated by the callosal sulcus; called also callosal g., g. callosus, and g. cingulatus … Medical dictionary
