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corpus callosum

[ kawr-puhs kuh-loh-suhm ]

noun

Anatomy, Zoology.
plural corpora callosa
  1. a great band of deeply situated transverse white fibers uniting the two halves of the cerebrum in humans and other mammals.


corpus callosum

/ əˈəʊə /

noun

  1. the band of white fibres that connects the cerebral hemispheres in mammals
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

corpus callosum

/ ə-ōə /

, Plural corpora callosa

  1. The transverse band of nerve fibers that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corpus callosum1

1700–10; < New Latin: literally, firm body
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of corpus callosum1

New Latin, literally: callous body
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One patient whose corpus callosum, which connects the brain’s hemispheres, had been severed was asked whether he believed in God.

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The corpus callosum— which connects the left and right sides of the brain — had not formed.

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Two brains are connected via brain bridging, a futuristic technology that permits neurons to directly and reciprocally influence each other, acting as an artificial corpus callosum.

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A rare condition called Agenesis of the corpus callosum meant the part that connects the two hemispheres in the brain had failed to develop.

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Due to his missing corpus callosum, Ellis has a disorder called “agenesis of the corpus callosum.”

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