- prepiriform area
- the anterior part of the piriform area, consisting primarily of the lateral olfactory gyrus.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
prepiriform area
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piriform area — n PIRIFORM LOBE * * * an area in the rhinencephalon, pear shaped in some species but not in humans; it includes the lateral olfactory process or gyrus, the limen insulae, the uncus, and part of the parahippocampal gyrus; subdivided into the… … Medical dictionary
gyrus — One of the prominent rounded elevations that form the cerebral hemispheres, each consisting of an exposed superficial portion and a portion hidden from view in the wall and floor of the sulcus. [L. fr. G. gyros, circle] angular g. [TA] a folded… … Medical dictionary
