corpus callosum

corpus cal·lo·sum  (k-lsm)

n. pl. corpora cal·lo·sa (k-ls)

The arched bridge of nervous tissue that connects the two cerebral hemispheres, allowing communication between the right and left sides of the brain.

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[New Latin corpus callsum : Latin corpus, body + Latin callsum, neuter of callsus, callous.]

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corpus callosum  (k-lsm)

Plural corpora callosa

The transverse band of nerve fibers that connects the right and left cerebral hemispheres.

Thesaurus

Noun

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corpus callosum - a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres commissure - a bundle of nerve fibers passing from one side to the other of the brain or spinal cord forebrain, prosencephalon - the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube