anterior commissure

noun

A bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two temporal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix.

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precommissure
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Meanings

nounanterior commissure (plural anterior commissures)

plural anterior commissures

  1. anatomyA bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two temporal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix.

    Synonyms: precommissure

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA bundle of nerve fibers connecting the two temporal lobes of the cerebral hemispheres across the midline, and placed in front of the columns of the fornix.

Similar
precommissure
Also see
precommissure
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APA

anterior commissure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anterior%20commissure

MLA

“anterior commissure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anterior%20commissure. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “anterior commissure,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/anterior%20commissure.

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