pachygyria

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noun

congenital malformation of the cerebral hemisphere, resulting in unusually thick convolutions of the cerebral cortex and typically causing developmental delay and seizures

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Meanings

nounpachygyria (uncountable)
  1. uncountablecongenital malformation of the cerebral hemisphere, resulting in unusually thick convolutions of the cerebral cortex and typically causing developmental delay and seizures

Origin

From pachy- + gyro- + -ia.

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pachygyria. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/pachygyria

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