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gyrus en · NOUN

Pronunciation

• (Southern-England) audio
• /ˈd͡ʒaɪɹəs/

Etymology

From Latin gȳrus (“circle”), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros). Doublet of gyro and gyre.

Meanings

1. A fold or ridge on the cerebral cortex of the brain.
   • The sulci and gyri are the grooves and ridges, respectively.

Forms

Coordinates

sulcus

Deriveds

transverse temporal gyrus · fornicate gyrus · supramarginal gyrus · cingulate gyrus · Heschl's gyrus · inferior frontal gyrus · precentral gyrus · angular gyrus · microgyrus · infracalcarine gyrus · occipitotemporal gyrus · fusiform gyrus · polymicrogyria · gyrus rectus · postcentral gyrus · hippocampal gyrus · dentate gyrus · lingual gyrus · microgyria · middle frontal gyrus · superior frontal gyrus · polygyria · occipital gyrus · macrogyria · orbital gyrus · gyrification · gyrate · superior temporal gyrus · gyriform · parahippocampal gyrus · frontal gyrus · temporal gyrus

Relateds

girus

Synonyms

gyre

Translations (25)

cmn 回 (anatomy) · id girus (anatomy) · uk зви́вина (anatomy) · be зві́ліна (anatomy) · nl gyrus (anatomy) · ja 脳回 (anatomy) · id gelung (anatomy) · pt giro (anatomy) · cs závit (anatomy) · pt circunvolução (anatomy) · sh vijuga (anatomy) · sh вијуга (anatomy) · cmn 腦回 /脑回 (anatomy) · fr gyrus (anatomy) · pl zakręt obręczy (anatomy) · de Gyrus (anatomy) · ru изви́лина (anatomy) · pt convolução (anatomy) · bg изви́вка (anatomy) · vi hồi não (anatomy) · ca circumvolució (anatomy) · ko 뇌회 (anatomy) · fi aivopoimu (anatomy) · fr circonvolution cérébrale (anatomy) · nl hersenwinding (anatomy)