isthmus of cingulate gyrus

isth·mus of cin·gu·late gy·rus

[TA] the narrowing of the cingulate gyrus, at its transition with the hippocampal gyrus behind and below the splenium of the corpus callosum, caused by the anterior extension of the conjoined parietooccipital and calcarine sulci. Synonym(s): isthmus gyri cinguli [TA], isthmus of gyrus fornicatus, isthmus of limbic lobe