corpus
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8.1
- noun
- /ˈkɔrpəs/
- Specialized
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cuerpo
- The red band in the center is her corpus callosum, the major neural pathway connecting the left and right sides of her brain.
- corpus callosum
- corpus luteum
- habeas corpus
The empty follicle then converts to become a corpus lithium, which secrets progesterone, which promotes gestation.
- The empty follicle then converts to become a corpus lithium, which secrets progesterone, which promotes gestation.
- The follicle transformed into a structure known as the corpus luteum.
- Not all kids, but a subset have reduced corpus callosum.
- Dance are key for increasing the connections in corpus callosum, which is the part of the brain that connects the left and the right hemispheres.
- But beyond that, you also can cross the corpus callosum, which is a connective tissue that separates the left and right brains.
- But the fact that the corpus callosum is largely an inhibitory pathway is probably the right way to think of it.
Examples
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But beyond that, you also can cross the corpus callosum, which is a connective tissue that separates the left and right brains.
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So here you see parts of the corpus callosum in blue.
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Thus, the corpus includes connected speech along with single-word productions.
Academic text (2013) -
Dr. M: It looks like you have a corpus luteum on your left ovary.
Blog text (17) -
Another study shows that musicians who had music training before age seven have larger corpus callosums than do nonmusicians.
Academic text (2011) -
A group of nerve fibers interconnecting the right hemisphere and left hemisphere is the corpus callosum.
Academic text (2000) -
Well, what normally prevents that is this corpus callosum, these neural fibers that connect the hemispheres.
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The corpus of the brain includes critical connections that help both sides communicate.
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The central corpus of the organ plays a vital role in its overall function and structure.
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Research indicates that the corpus callosum is essential for integrating sensory information between hemispheres.
Synonyms
358
3.4
The main part of a thing, not its attachments
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3.4
The main part of the body not including the head, neck, arms, or legs
The middle part of an animal's body, like a fish or snake
Compounds
- Formal
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9.9
A court order making police bring a person in jail to a judge to check if keeping them is legal
- Formal
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9.9
An order to bring a prisoner before a judge to check if being held is legal
- Specialized
2
8.0
A wide band of nerve tissue that joins the left and right sides of the brain
- Specialized
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7.6
A yellow tissue in the ovary that makes hormones after an egg leaves and goes away unless pregnancy happens
- Specialized
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9.1
A part of the brain made of two connected areas that helps control movement
- Specialized
An almond-shaped group of brain cells in the front part of the side of the brain that helps control emotions
A Christian feast on the Thursday after Trinity Sunday that celebrates the bread and wine of Communion
- Specialized
Part of the brain that sends visual signals from the eye to the visual area at the back
- Specialized
A part of the thalamus that relays sound signals to the hearing part of the brain
- Specialized
They are small round parts under the brain that help you remember things
Surface Forms
Etymology
Corpus comes from the Latin corpus, which means 'body', just like in the English word corpse. In medicine it names the main 'body' or central part of an organ, so the term points to the large, central piece rather than a small part.