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What is the noun for gyrus?

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gyrification
  1. (anatomy) The formation of gyri (folds) on the surface of the cerebral cortex
gyrus
  1. (anatomy) A ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex.
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The configuration of white and gray matter of the dentate gyrus and hippocampus is distinctive.”
      “It receives inputs from the hippocampus, amygdala, cingulate gyrus, temporal cortex, and orbitofrontal cortex.”
      “Telling the truth however causes activity in the frontal lobe, temporal lobe and cingulate gyrus.”
gyrifications
  1. plural of gyrification
gyri
  1. plural of gyrus
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  3. Examples:
    1. “The superior temporal gyrus is subdivided into two or more obliquely running, short, transverse temporal gyri.”
      “After their excision, the insula appears as a triangular eminence that is marked by a number of sulci and gyri.”
      “The cerebellum has on its surface a series of tight folds, called folia, similar to, but narrower than, the gyri of the cerebral cortex.”
gyruses
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