corpus callosum
[ kawr-puh s kuh-loh-suh m ]
/ ˈkɔr pəs kəˈloʊ səm /
noun, plural cor·po·ra cal·lo·sa [kawr-per-uh kuh-loh-suh] /ˈkɔr pər ə kəˈloʊ sə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
a great band of deeply situated transverse white fibers uniting the two halves of the cerebrum in humans and other mammals.
Words nearby corpus callosum
corpulence, corpulent, corpus, corpus albicans, corpus amylaceum, corpus callosum, corpus cavernosum, corpus christi, corpus christi bay, corpus delicti, corpus fimbriatum
Origin of corpus callosum
1700–10; < New Latin: literally, firm body
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British Dictionary definitions for corpus callosum
corpus callosum
/ (kəˈləʊsəm) /
noun plural corpora callosa (kəˈləʊsə)
the band of white fibres that connects the cerebral hemispheres in mammals
Word Origin for corpus callosum
New Latin, literally: callous body
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Medicine definitions for corpus callosum
corpus callosum
[ kə-lō′səm ]
n.
The commissural plate of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres except for most of the temporal lobes.commissure of cerebral hemispheres
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Science definitions for corpus callosum
corpus callosum
[ kə-lō′səm ]
Plural corpora callosa
The transverse band of nerve fibers that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
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