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Noun: cingulate gyrus
  1. A long curved structure on the medial surface of the cerebral hemispheres; the cortical part of the limbic system
    - gyrus cinguli

Type of: neural structure

Part of: limbic brain, limbic system, visceral brain

Encyclopedia: Cingulate gyrus