corpus callosum
[ kawr-puh s kuh-loh-suh m ]
/ ˈkɔr pəs kəˈloʊ səm /
noun, plural cor·po·ra cal·lo·sa [kawr-per-uh kuh-loh-suh] /ˈkɔr pər ə kəˈloʊ sə/. Anatomy, Zoology.
a great band of deeply situated transverse white fibers uniting the two halves of the cerebrum in humans and other mammals.
Origin of corpus callosum
1700–10; < New Latin: literally, firm body
Words nearby corpus callosum
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corpus delicti,
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British Dictionary definitions for corpus callosum
corpus callosum
/ (kəˈləʊsəm) /
noun plural corpora callosa (kəˈləʊsə)
the band of white fibres that connects the cerebral hemispheres in mammals
Word Origin for corpus callosum
New Latin, literally: callous body
Medical definitions for corpus callosum
corpus callosum
[ kə-lō′səm ]
n.
The commissural plate of nerve fibers connecting the two cerebral hemispheres except for most of the temporal lobes.
commissure of cerebral hemispheres
Scientific definitions for corpus callosum
corpus callosum
[ kə-lō′səm ]
Plural corpora callosa
The transverse band of nerve fibers that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.