convolution (redirected from Broca's convolution)

convolution /con·vo·lu·tion/ (-loo´shun) a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.

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Broca's convolution  the inferior frontal gyrus of the left hemisphere of the cerebrum.

Heschl's convolutions  transverse temporal gyri; see temporal gyrus, under gyrus.

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con·vo·lu·tion (knv-lshn)

n.

1. A form or part that is folded or coiled.

2. One of the convex folds of the surface of the brain.

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convolution

a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.