Definition of Gyrus

1. Noun. A convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain.


Definition of Gyrus

1. n. A convoluted ridge between grooves; a convolution; as, the gyri of the brain; the gyri of brain coral. See Brain.

Definition of Gyrus

1. a ridge in the brain [n -RI]

Medical Definition of Gyrus

1. 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. Origin: L. Fr. G. Gyros, circle Angular gyrus, a folded convolution in the inferior parietal lobule formed by the union of the posterior ends of the superior and middle temporal gyri. Synonym: gyrus angularis, angular convolution. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gyrus

gyroscopically
gyrose
gyrose
gyrospasm
gyrostabiliser
gyrostabilizer
gyrostabilizers
gyrostat
gyrostat
gyrostatics
gyrostats
gyrotron
gyrous
gyro horizon
gyrus (current term)
gyrus (current term)
gyruses
gyrus angularis
gyrus cinguli
gyrus cinguli
gyrus dentatus
gyrus fasciolaris
gyrus fornicatus
gyrus frontalis inferior
gyrus frontalis medius
gyrus frontalis superior
gyrus fusiformis
gyrus lingualis
gyrus longus insulae
gyrus occipitotemporalis lateralis

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