Characterized by circular or spiral patterns; in anatomy, relating to the ridged surface patterns of the brain.
From Latin 'gyrus' (circle), derived from Greek 'gyros'. Used in anatomy since the Renaissance when scientists detailed the brain's folded structure.
Your brain's gyrous surface—those wrinkly ridges—is actually nature's way of packing enormous thinking power into a skull-sized space!
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