cingulate gyrus

cingulate gyrus
cin·gu·late gyrus .siŋ-gyə-lət-, -.lāt- n a medial gyrus of each cerebral hemisphere that partly surrounds the corpus callosum

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gyrus cingulatus g. cinguli.

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  • gyrus frontalis medialis — [TA] medial frontal gyrus: the medial surface of the frontal lobe, separated from the cingulate gyrus by the cingulate sulcus, and continuous with the superior frontal gyrus above and the gyrus rectus below …   Medical dictionary

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  • cingulate sulcus — sulcus cinguli [TA] a long, irregularly shaped sulcus on the medial surface of a hemisphere, which separates the cingulate gyrus below from the medial surface of the superior frontal gyrus and the paracentral lobule above. At its posterior end it …   Medical dictionary

  • cingulate area — the area comprising the cingulate gyrus and isthmus, an important component of the limbic system …   Medical dictionary

  • gyrus cinguli — [TA] cingulate gyrus: an arch shaped convolution closely related to the surface of the corpus callosum, from which it is separated by the callosal sulcus; called also callosal g., g. callosus, and g. cingulatus …   Medical dictionary

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