Word Type

Noun

The word "gyrus" can be used as a noun.

Word Relationships

Coordinate Terms

sulcus

Derived Terms

Heschl's gyrus angular gyrus cingulate gyrus dentate gyrus fornicate gyrus frontal gyrus fusiform gyrus gyrification gyriform gyrus rectus hippocampal gyrus inferior frontal gyrus infracalcarine gyrus lingual gyrus macrogyria microgyria microgyrus middle frontal gyrus occipital gyrus occipitotemporal gyrus orbital gyrus parahippocampal gyrus polygyria polymicrogyria postcentral gyrus precentral gyrus superior frontal gyrus superior temporal gyrus supramarginal gyrus temporal gyrus transverse temporal gyrus

Context

anatomy

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

anatomical structure bodily structure body structure complex body part structure

Type Of (IsA)

structure

Part Of

cerebrum

Related Terms

girus

Related Terms

cerebral cortex sulcus

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