- uncinate gyrus
- the anterior part of the inferior surface of the uncus, separated from the intralimbic gyrus by the Giacomini band.
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uncinate gyrus
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uncinate gyrus — noun or uncinate convolution : a subdivision of the hippocampal convolution containing olfactory association centers and marked by a thick layer of myelinated fibers upon its surface … Useful english dictionary
uncinate — 1. Hooklike or hook shaped. 2. Relating to an uncus or, specifically, to the u. gyrus (2) or a process of the pancreas or of a vertebra. SYN: unciform. [L. uncinatus] * * * un·ci·nate ən(t) sə .nāt adj 1) bent at the tip like a hook … Medical dictionary
uncinate convolution — noun see uncinate gyrus … Useful english 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
intralimbic gyrus — the posterior part of the inferior surface of the uncus, separated from the uncinate gyrus by the Giacomini band … Medical dictionary
uncus — 1. Any hook shaped process or structure. 2. The anterior, hooked extremity of the parahippocampal gyrus on the basomedial surface of the temporal lobe; the anterior face of the u. corresponds to the olfactory … Medical dictionary
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olfactory aura — The term olfactory aura comes from the Latin words ol(e)facere (to smell) and aura (breeze, smell). It is used to denote a type of *aura manifesting itself in the form of an * olfactory hallucination or * parosmia (i.e. an olfactory *illusion) … Dictionary of Hallucinations
olfactory hallucination — Also known as phantosmia, phantom smell, and hallucination of smell. The term olfactory hallucination is indebted to the Latin verb ol(e)facere, which means to smell. Using source localization as a guiding principle, olfactory hallucinations… … Dictionary of Hallucinations
unciform fasciculus — uncinate fasciculus, fasciculus uncinatus [TA] a collection of association fibers interconnecting the cortex of the orbital surface of the frontal lobe with the parahippocampal gyrus and perhaps with the amygdala; other temporofrontal connections … Medical dictionary
