Gyrus — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a convex fold or elevation in the surface of the brain

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɡwˌɑːkɐkˈoʊə/

🇬🇧British English

/dʒˈaɪɹəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dʒˈaɪɹəs/

2 syllables Say it as /ɡwˌɑːkɐkˈoʊə/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

convolution

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

circunvolución

un pliegue convexo o elevación en la superficie del cerebro

🇮🇹Italian

giro

una piega convessa o un'elevazione nella superficie del cervello

🇵🇹Portuguese

giro

uma dobra convexa ou elevação na superfície do cérebro

🇷🇺Russian

извилина

выпуклая складка или возвышение на поверхности мозга

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गाइरस

मस्तिष्क की सतह पर उत्तल तह या उभार

🇧🇩Bengali

জাইরাস

মস্তিষ্কের পৃষ্ঠে উত্তল ভাঁজ বা উচ্চতা

🇮🇳Tamil

கைரஸ்

மூளையின் மேற்பரப்பில் ஒரு குவிந்த மடிப்பு அல்லது உயரம்

🇮🇳Telugu

గైరస్

మెదడు యొక్క ఉపరితలంలో ఒక కుంభాకార మడత లేదా ఎత్తు

🇮🇳Marathi

गायरस

मेंदूच्या पृष्ठभागावर बहिर्वक्र पट किंवा उंची

🇮🇳Gujarati

ગાયરસ

મગજની સપાટીમાં બહિર્મુખ ગણો અથવા એલિવેશન

🇮🇳Kannada

ಗೈರಸ್

ಮೆದುಳಿನ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈಯಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದು ಪೀನ ಪಟ್ಟು ಅಥವಾ ಎತ್ತರ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഗൈറസ്

തലച്ചോറിൻ്റെ ഉപരിതലത്തിൽ ഒരു കുത്തനെയുള്ള മടക്ക് അല്ലെങ്കിൽ ഉയരം

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਜਾਇਰਸ

ਦਿਮਾਗ ਦੀ ਸਤਹ ਵਿੱਚ ਇੱਕ ਕਨਵੈਕਸ ਫੋਲਡ ਜਾਂ ਉਚਾਈ

🇵🇰Urdu

جائرس

دماغ کی سطح میں محدب تہ یا بلندی

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

回

大脑表面的凸形褶皱或隆起

🇯🇵Japanese

回

脳の表面の凸状のひだまたは隆起

🇰🇷Korean

이랑

뇌 표면의 볼록한 주름 또는 융기

🇻🇳Vietnamese

hồi chuyển

một nếp gấp lồi hoặc độ cao trên bề mặt của não

🇹🇭Thai

ไจรัส

รอยพับนูนหรือระดับความสูงของพื้นผิวสมอง

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التلفيف

طية محدبة أو ارتفاع في سطح الدماغ

🇮🇷Persian

شکنج

یک چین محدب یا ارتفاع در سطح مغز

🇹🇷Turkish

girus

beyin yüzeyinde dışbükey bir kat veya yükseklik

🇮🇱Hebrew

גירוס

קפל קמור או עלייה בשטח המוח

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