convolution
[kon″vo-lu´shun] a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.
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con·vo·lu·tion
(kon'vō-lū'shŭn), 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ.
2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral cotex or folia of the cerebellar cortex.
[L. convolutio]
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convolution
(kŏn′və-lo͞o′shən)n.1. A form or part that is folded or coiled.
2. One of the convex folds of the surface of the brain.
con′vo·lu′tion·al adj.
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convolution
(1) A redundancy or folding of tissue native to an organ.
(2) Gyrus, brain.Segen's Medical Dictionary. © 2012 Farlex, Inc. All rights reserved.
convolution
An elevation on the surface of a structure and an infolding of the tissue upon itselfMcGraw-Hill Concise Dictionary of Modern Medicine. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
con·vo·lu·tion
(kon-vŏ-lū'shŭn) 1. A coiling or rolling of an organ.
2. Specifically, a gyrus of the cerebral or cerebellar cortex.
[L. convolutio]
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