- ascending parietal gyrus
- g. postcentralis.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
Medical dictionary. 2011.
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
gyrus postcentralis — [TA] postcentral gyrus: the convolution of the parietal lobe lying between the central and postcentral sulci; the primary sensory area of the cerebral cortex for the face, upper extremity, trunk, and hip. Called also posterior central g. and… … Medical dictionary
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convolution — 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ. 2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex. [L. convolutio] angular c. SYN: angular gyrus. anterior central c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending frontal c. SYN: precentral gyrus. ascending … Medical dictionary
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