middle temporal gyrus

mid·dle tem·po·ral gy·rus

[TA]

a longitudinal gyrus on the lateral surface of the temporal lobe, between the superior and inferior temporal sulci.

Synonym(s): gyrus temporalis medius [TA], middle temporal convolution, second temporal convolution

middle temporal gyrus

Etymology: AS, middel + L, tempus, time; Gk, gyros, turn

the middle of three gyri of the temporal area of the surface of the brain. It runs horizontally between the inferior and superior temporal sulci of the temporal lobe.

middle temporal gyrus

The middle the three longitudinal gyri that cover the lateral surface of the temporal lobe.

See also: gyrus