noun
pl. -·ri·Anat. a convoluted ridge or fold between fissures, or sulci, of the cortex of the brain
Origin of gyrus
Modern Latin from L: see gyregyrus
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gyrus
noun
pl. gy·ri,A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
Origin of gyrus
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Plural gyri
A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
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Noun
(plural gyri or gyruses)
- (anatomy) A ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex.
Origin
From Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (guros)
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gyrus - Medical Definition
n.
pl. gyri (-rī′)A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.
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