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corpus callosum

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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 of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

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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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