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CINGULATE GYRUS
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Dictionary entry overview: What does cingulate gyrus mean?
• CINGULATE GYRUS (noun)
The noun CINGULATE GYRUS has 1 sense:
1. a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system
Familiarity information: CINGULATE GYRUS used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
A long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Synonyms:
cingulate gyrus; gyrus cinguli
Hypernyms ("cingulate gyrus" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Holonyms ("cingulate gyrus" is a part of...):
limbic brain; limbic system; visceral brain (a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior)
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