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    CINGULATE GYRUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic systemplay

    Synonyms:

    cingulate gyrus; gyrus cinguli

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("cingulate gyrus" is a kind of...):

    neural structure (a structure that is part of the nervous system)

    Holonyms ("cingulate gyrus" is a part of...):

    limbic brain; limbic system; visceral brain (a system of functionally related neural structures in the brain that are involved in emotional behavior)

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