polygyria

noun

poly·​gyria

ˌpälēˈjīrēə,

-lə̇ˈj-,

-jir-

plural -s

: the condition of having an unusual number of cerebral convolutions

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, from poly- + gyr- + -ia

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