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Callosum

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corpusnounA collection of written or spoken texts.
subcallosumnoun(anatomy) The subcallosal region of the corpus callosum
corpus callosumnoun(neuroanatomy) In placental mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.
callosumectomynoun(rare) The surgical removal of the corpus callosum; splitting the brain into two halves.
spleniumnoun(anatomy, neurology) The thick posterior part of the corpus callosum of the brain.
corpus callosotomynoun(surgery) A surgical procedure in which the corpus callosum is severed to control generalised seizures.
callosotomynoun(surgery) Ellipsis of corpus callosotomy. [(surgery) A surgical procedure in which the corpus callosum is severed to control generalised seizures.]
cingulate gyrusnoun(neuroanatomy) A section of the cerebral cortex, belonging to the fornicate gyrus, which arches over the corpus callosum.
genunoun(anatomy, zootomy) The knee.
postcommissurenoun(anatomy) A transverse commissure in the posterior part of the roof of the third ventricle of the brain; the posterior cerebral commissure.
medicommissurenoun(anatomy, archaic) The interthalamic adhesion
commissurenoun(neuroanatomy) A band of nerve tissue connecting the hemispheres of the brain, the two sides of the spinal cord, etc.
central sulcusnoun(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe
uncinate fasciculusnoun(anatomy) A tract of white matter in the human brain that connects limbic and frontal parts.
longitudinal fissurenoun(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the two hemispheres
isocortexnoun(anatomy) The major part of the cerebral cortex
calcarinanoun(anatomy) The calcarine sulcus / calcarine fissure
cerebrocerebellumnoun(anatomy) The lateral part of the cerebellum
cruciate sulcusnoun(anatomy) A major fissure in the brains of some mammals equivalent to the central sulcus of primates.
chiasmanoun(genetics, cytology) The contact point between the two chromatids of a chromosome during meiosis.

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