Circumcallosal

/ˌsɜːrkəmkəˈloʊsəl/ adjective

Definition

Located around or surrounding the corpus callosum, the main connection between the brain's two hemispheres.

Etymology

Medical term combining circum- (around) with callosal (relating to the corpus callosum, from Latin corpus meaning body and callosus meaning hard). Used in neurology and brain imaging.

Kelly Says

Circumcallosal aneurysms are some of neurosurgery's trickiest cases because this region is packed with critical blood vessels and you're operating in the deep center of the brain where movement is measured in millimeters.

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