gyrus
noun
a convolution, especially of the brain.
gyri
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pluralof gyrus.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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The analysis points to involvement of areas within the frontolimbic brain regions, such as the inferior and middle frontal gyri, in these relationships.
From Science Daily ● May 30, 2024
Importantly, high flow was also associated with decreased activity in the brain's superior frontal gyri, an executive control region.
From Science Daily ● Mar. 4, 2024
Volume loss affected the gyri, subcortical perisylvian area, insula, and part of the striate nucleus.
From Textbooks ● Dec. 21, 2021
In other ways, however, they differed substantially. For example, women showed significantly more activity in the left inferior frontal gyri, a region important for language.
From Salon ● Mar. 15, 2014
Others believe it could refer to gyri, the ridges on the outer surface of the brain.
From "The First State of Being" by Erin Entrada Kelly
