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convolution /con·vo·lu·tion/ (-loo´shun) a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.
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.
convolution [kon′vəlo̅o̅′shən] Etymology: L, convolutus, rolled together a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by a structure being infolded on itself, such as the gyri of the cerebrum. See also gyrus. convolution [kon″vo-lu´shun] a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.
convolution a tortuous irregularity or elevation caused by the infolding of a structure upon itself.
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