ulegyria

A defect of the cerebral cortex characterized by narrow and distorted gyri; may be congenital or the result of scars. [G. oule, scar, + gyros, ring]

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ule·gy·ria .yü-lə-'jī-rē-ə n a condition in which the convolutions of the cerebral cortex are abnormally narrow and misshapen due to scarring following the production of lesions in fetal or postnatal life

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ule·gy·ria (u″le-jiґre-ə) [ule- + gyr- + -ia] a condition in which the cerebral gyri are narrow and distorted by scars, resulting from lesions existing in fetal life or early infancy.