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polymicrogyria en · NOUN

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *pleh₁-der. Proto-Indo-European *polh₁ús Ancient Greek πολῠ́ς (polŭ́s)lbor. English poly- English micro- English gyrus Proto-Indo-European *-(i)yós Proto-Italic *-ijos Proto-Italic *-ios Old Latin -ios Latin -ius Latin -iader. English -ia English polymicrogyria From poly- + micro- + gyrus + -ia.

Meanings

  1. (uncountable) A deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation.

Relateds

microgyria · polygyria

Translations (2)

fr polymicrogyrie (a deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation) · tr Çoklu az kıvrımlı beyin (a deformity of the brain such that it has an excessive number of small folds, causing mental retardation)