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Definition of Parahippocampal gyrus
1. Noun. (anatomy) A section of the cerebral cortex that surrounds the hippocampus and which is the lower part of the fornicate gyrus. ¹
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Medical Definition of Parahippocampal gyrus
1. A long convolution on the medial surface of the temporal lobe, forming the lower part of the fornicate gyrus, extending from behind the splenium corporis callosi forward along the dentate gyrus of the hippocampus from which it is demarcated by the hippocampal fissure. The anterior extreme of the gyrus curves back upon itself, forming the uncus, the major location of the olfactory cortex. See: entorhinal area. Synonym: gyrus parahippocampalis, hippocampal convolution, hippocampal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000)
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