gyrus

[ jahy-ruhs ]

noun

, Anatomy.

, plural gy·ri [jahy, -rahy].

1. a convolution, especially of the brain.

gyrus

/ ˈdʒaɪrəs /

noun

1. another name for convolution

gyrus

/ jī′rəs /

, Plural gyri

1. A rounded ridge, as on the surfaces of the cerebral hemispheres.

Other Words From

• sub·gyrus noun plural subgyri

Word History and Origins

Origin of gyrus¹

1835–45; < Latin gȳrus; gyre

Word History and Origins

Origin of gyrus¹

C19: from Latin; see gyre

Example Sentences

Latin, gyrus, the ring in which colts are driven round by horse-breakers.

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The calcarine fissure passed completely across the gyrus frontitatus on both sides in two cases, on one side in four cases.

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This condition is asserted by many physicians to be referable to destruction of part of the angular gyrus.

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Electric stimuli applied to a part of the uppermost temporal gyrus excites movements of the ears and eyes in the dog.

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This region of the cortex occupies in the Primates, including Man, the pre-central gyrus.

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