Phrase guide

corpus callosum

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

In placental mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences

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noun

Meaning 2

a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: commissure

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Across languages

Translations

18 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: cos callós — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Chinese Mandarin: 胼胝体 (piánzhītǐ) — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Czech: mozkový trámec — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Dutch: hersenbalk — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Dutch: corpus callosum — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Finnish: aivokurkiainen — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • French: corps calleux — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • French: mésolobe — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Greek: μεσολόβιο (mesolóvio) — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Greek: τυλώδες σώμα (tylódes sóma) — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Hungarian: kérgestest — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Icelandic: hvelatengsl — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Italian: corpo calloso — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Romanian: corp calos — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Serbo-Croatian: žuljevito tijelo — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Spanish: cuerpo calloso — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Swedish: hjärnbalk — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres
  • Ukrainian: мозоли́сте тіло (mozolýste tilo) — Band of nerves connecting hemispheres