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GYRUS CINGULI
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
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
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("gyrus cinguli" is a kind of...):
neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)
Holonyms ("gyrus cinguli" 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)