CINGULATE GYRUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system

Synonyms:

cingulate gyrus; gyrus cinguli

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("cingulate gyrus" is a kind of...):

neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

Holonyms ("cingulate gyrus" is a part of...):

limbic brain; limbic system; visceral brain (a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior)

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