GYRUS CINGULI

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does gyrus cinguli mean? 

• GYRUS CINGULI (noun)
  The noun GYRUS CINGULI has 1 sense:

1. a long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system

  Familiarity information: GYRUS CINGULI used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• GYRUS CINGULI (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

cingulate gyrus; gyrus cinguli

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)