gyrus

English

Etymology

From Latin gȳrus (circle), from Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros)

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈdʒaɪɹəs/

Noun

gyrus (plural gyri or gyruses)

  1. (anatomy) A ridge or fold on the cerebral cortex.

Derived terms

  • hippocampal gyrus
  • inferior frontal gyrus
  • infracalcarine gyrus
  • lingual gyrus
  • microgyria
  • macrogyria
  • middle frontal gyrus
  • precentral gyrus
  • superior frontal gyrus
  • superior temporal gyrus
  • supramarginal gyrus
  • temporal gyrus
  • transverse temporal gyrus

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Latin

Etymology

From Ancient Greek γῦρος (gûros)

Pronunciation

Noun

gȳrus m (genitive gȳrī); second declension

  1. circle
  2. a circular motion
  3. a circuit, course, ring
  4. (by extension) place where horses are trained

Inflection

Second declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative gȳrus gȳrī
genitive gȳrī gȳrōrum
dative gȳrō gȳrīs
accusative gȳrum gȳrōs
ablative gȳrō gȳrīs
vocative gȳre gȳrī

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References

  • gyrus in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
  • gyrus in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
  • gyrus in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette
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