corpus callosum

English

Noun

corpus callosum (plural corpora callosa)

1. (neuroanatomy) In mammals, a broad band of nerve fibres that connects the left and right hemispheres of the brain.

Translations

Band of nerves connecting hemispheres

• Catalan: cos callós m
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 胼胝体 (zh) (piánzhītǐ)

• Czech: mozkový trámec (cs) m
• Dutch: hersenbalk m, corpus callosum n
• Finnish: aivokurkiainen (fi)
• French: corps calleux (fr), mésolobe (fr) m
• Greek: μεσολόβιο (el) n (mesolóvio), τυλώδες σώμα (el) n (tylódes sóma)
• Hungarian: kérgestest (hu)
• Icelandic: hvelatengsl (is) n pl
• Italian: corpo calloso (it) m
• Romanian: corp calos (ro) n
• Serbo-Croatian: žuljevito tijelo n
• Spanish: cuerpo calloso m
• Ukrainian: мозоли́сте тіло n (mozolýste tilo)

Dutch

Etymology

Borrowed from medical Latin [Term?].

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˌkɔr.pus kɑˈloː.sum/, /ˌkɔr.pʏs kɑˈloː.sʏm/
• Hyphenation: cor‧pus cal‧lo‧sum

Noun

corpus callosum n (plural corpora callosa)

1. corpus callosum

Synonyms

• hersenbalk