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GYRUS (gyri)

• GYRUS (noun)
The noun GYRUS has 1 sense:

1. a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

Familiarity information: GYRUS used as a noun is very rare.

• GYRUS (noun)

Sense 1

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Meaning:

A convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

gyrus; convolution

Hypernyms ("gyrus" is a kind of...):

anatomical structure; bodily structure; body structure; complex body part; structure (a particular complex anatomical part)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "gyrus"):

frontal gyrus (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum)

temporal gyrus (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum)

parietal gyrus (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the parietal lobe of the cerebrum)

occipital gyrus (any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum)

central gyrus (either of two gyri on either side of the central sulcus)

Holonyms ("gyrus" is a part of...):

cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)

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