corpus callosum

[ kawr-puhs kuh-loh-suhm ]

/ ˈkɔr pəs kəˈloʊ səm /

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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.

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Origin of corpus callosum

1700–10; <New Latin: literally, firm body

Words nearby corpus callosum

corpulent, cor pulmonale, corpus, corpus albicans, corpus amylaceum, corpus callosum, corpus cavernosum, Corpus Christi, Corpus Christi Bay, corpuscle, corpuscular lymph

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How to use corpus callosum in a sentence

The corpus callosum is the bunch of nerve fibers that unites the two brain hemispheres.
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The local churches were celebrating The Feast of Corpus Christi by launching brilliantly exploding rockets into the night.
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And Rep. Blake Farenthold made it onto the list of “notable people” from Corpus Christi, Texas.
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They hate that Lincoln suspended habeas corpus; they never note that Jefferson Davis did, too.
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There was also a memorable encounter while disembarking at Corpus Christi.
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Hernandez was well-known in their rough Corpus Christi neighborhood as an unsavory character.
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Thomas goes on to contradict Aristotle, in holding quod nullum ens esset nisi corpus.
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Our procession was, however, a more solemn one on the day of Corpus Christi when we carried about the blessed Sacrament.
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English act of habeas corpus passed; the act suspending it was repealed, probably forever, 1818.
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On Corpus Christi's Eve, the usual celebration greatly aggrieved the perth weekly assembly.
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One of the most familiar actions is habeas corpus, which is employed to recover a person's liberty from illegal restraint.
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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

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Medical definitions for corpus callosum

corpus callosum

[ kə-lō′səm ]

The commissural plate of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres except for most of the temporal lobes.commissure of cerebral hemispheres

Scientific 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.