frontal gyrus

or frontal convolution

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noun Anatomy.

any of several convolutions on the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum.

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Words nearby frontal gyrus

frontal bone, frontal cortex, frontal crest, frontal cyclone, frontal groove, frontal gyrus, frontalis, frontality, frontal lobe, frontal nerve, frontal plane

How to use frontal gyrus in a sentence

Much has been made about a so-called “full-frontal” that Ben Affleck has in a scene late in the movie.
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He specialized in frontal assaults on the enemy, and he quickly acquired a reputation for brutal and extreme violence.
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Its distinctiveness arises from a key region, the frontal cortex, not being fully developed.
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With no rulers or full frontal nudity, the men in the Smallest Penis Pageant seemed normal-sized.
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One of the first areas to shut down are the frontal lobes where our judgment centers are located.
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Macdonald attempted, by a combined frontal attack and a turning movement, to dislodge them.
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The frontal attack was being personally directed by the general, who stood on the high bank of the river.
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They seemed to make her small feet appear smaller, and lent to her slender ankles an exaggerated frontal curve.
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The cranium has a low, depressed arch, with a very narrow frontal region and highly developed superciliary ridges.
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One party of Kurds occupied the top of the shelf of rock, while the main body prepared for a frontal attack.
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Medical definitions for frontal gyrus

frontal gyrus

A broad convolution on the convexity of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum between the inferior frontal sulcus and the sylvian fissure, divided by branches of the sylvian fissure into three parts; inferior frontal gyrus.

A convolution on the convexity of each frontal lobe of the cerebrum running from front to back between the superior and inferior frontal sulci; middle frontal gyrus.

A broad convolution running from front to back on the medial edges of the convex surface and of each frontal lobe; superior frontal gyrus.