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corpus callosum

[ kawr-puhs kuh-loh-suhm ]
/ 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.

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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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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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Medical 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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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.
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