fornicate gyrus


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for·ni·cate gy·rus

the horseshoe-shaped cortical convolution bordering the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere; its upper limb is formed by the cingulate gyrus, and its lower limb by the parahippocampal gyrus; Synonym(s): gyrus fornicatus (1)

for·ni·cate gy·rus

(fōr'ni-kăt jī'rŭs) The horseshoe-shaped cortical convolution bordering the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere; its upper limb is formed by the cingulate gyrus, its lower by the parahippocampal gyrus;
Synonym(s): gyrus fornicatus (1) .