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

hippiedom, hippies, hippo, hippocampal, hippocampal fissure, hippocampal gyrus, hippocampal sulcus, hippocampus, hip pocket, hippocras, Hippocrates

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

Medical definitions for hippocampal gyrus

hippocampal gyrus

parahippocampal gyrus