CORPUS CALLOSUM


Meaning of CORPUS CALLOSUM in English

[ kə'ləʊsəm ]

■ noun ( plural corpora callosa -sə ) Anatomy a broad band of nerve fibres joining the two hemispheres of the brain.

Origin

C18: from corpus and L. callosum , neut. of callosus 'tough'.

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