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parahippocampal gyrus

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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A section of the cerebral cortex that surrounds the hippocampus and which is the lower part of the fornicate gyrus.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

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  • Chinese Mandarin: 海馬旁回 /海马旁回 (hǎimǎpánghuí) — anatomy
  • Czech: parahipokampální závit — anatomy
  • Japanese: 海馬傍回 (kaibabōkai) — anatomy
  • Korean: 해마방회 (haemabanghoe) — anatomy