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corpus callosum Definition

corpus cal·lo·sum (kə lō′səm)

noun pl. corpora cal·lo′sa-sə

a mass of white, transverse fibers connecting the cerebral hemispheres in human beings and in other higher mammals

Etymology: ModL, lit., callous body

corpus callosum Usage Examples

Converse of object

call: The two hemispheres communicate via dense bundles of nerve fibers called the corpus callosum.

Modifies a noun

size: Hardan AY, Minshew NJ, Keshavan MS: Corpus callosum size in autism.

Preposition: in

autism: Piven J, Bailey J, Ranson BJ, Arndt S: An MRI study of the corpus callosum in autism.