Medical Definition of Lingual gyrus

1. A relatively short horizontal convolution on the inferomedial aspect of the occipital and temporal lobes, demarcated from the lateral occipitotemporal or fusiform gyrus by the deep collateral sulcus, from the cuneus by the calcarine sulcus; its anterior extreme abuts the isthmus of the parahippocampal gyrus; the medial or upper strip of the gyrus forming the lower bank of the calcarine sulcus corresponds to the inferior half of the striate area or primary visual cortex and represents the contralateral upper quadrant of the binocular field of vision. Synonym: gyrus lingualis, gyrus occipitotemporalis medialis, medial occipitotemporal gyrus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Lingual Gyrus

lingual appliances
lingual arch
lingual artery
lingual bar
lingual bone
lingual branch of facial nerve
lingual branches
lingual crypt
lingual embrasure
lingual flange
lingual flap
lingual follicles
lingual frenulum
lingual gingiva
lingual goiter
lingual gyrus (current term)
lingual hemiatrophy
lingual lobe
lingual lymph nodes
lingual mucosa
lingual nerve
lingual occlusion
lingual papilla
lingual plate
lingual plexus
lingual rest
lingual retainers
lingual salivary gland depression
lingual septum

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