hippocampal gyrus

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noun Anatomy.

a convolution on the inner surface of the temporal lobe of the cerebrum, bordering the hippocampus.

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Also called hippocampal convolution.

Origin of hippocampal gyrus

First recorded in 1880–85

Words nearby hippocampal gyrus

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How to use hippocampal gyrus in a sentence

Latin, gyrus, the ring in which colts are driven round by horse-breakers.
Elements of Morals|Paul Janet
The calcarine fissure passed completely across the gyrus frontitatus on both sides in two cases, on one side in four cases.
Degeneracy|Eugene S. Talbot
The hippocampal fissure persists with little modification all through the mammalian class.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
The region of cerebrum thus developed is the so-called olfactory lobe and hippocampal formation.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various

In the reptilian cerebrum the hippocampal region, the pallium marginale, coexists in addition.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various