- another name for convolution
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gy•rus
( jī′rəs),USA pronunciation n., pl. gy•ri (jī′rī).USA pronunciation [Anat.]
- Anatomya convolution, esp. of the brain.
- Latin gȳrus; see gyre
- 1835–45
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gyrus /ˈdʒaɪrəs/ n ( pl gyri /ˈdʒaɪraɪ/)
'gyrus' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
convolution
- Broca's area
- frontal gyrus
- girandole
- gyral
- gyre
- gyrectomy
- gyri
- hippocampal gyrus
- uncus