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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun 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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- noun In
mammals , a broad band ofnerve fibres that connects the left and righthemispheres of thebrain .
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- noun a broad transverse nerve tract connecting the two cerebral hemispheres
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[New Latin corpus callōsum : Latin corpus, body + Latin callōsum, neuter of callōsus, callous.]
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