agyria
|a-gyr-i-a|
C2
/əˈdʒɪriə/
absence of brain folds
Etymology
Etymology Information
'agyria' originates from Greek, specifically the word 'a-' meaning 'without' and 'gyria' meaning 'folds'.
Historical Evolution
'Agyria' was directly borrowed from Greek into modern medical terminology.
Meaning Changes
Initially, it meant 'without folds', and this meaning has remained consistent in medical contexts.
Meanings by Part of Speech
Noun 1
a rare neurological disorder characterized by the absence of the normal folds (gyri) in the cerebral cortex.
The patient was diagnosed with agyria after a series of neurological tests.
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