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fusiform

[fyoo-zuh-fawrm] / ˈfju zəˌfɔrm /


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Scientists believe that prosopagnosia is caused by a malfunctioning in a part of the brain known as the fusiform gyrus, which is part of both the occipital lobe and the temporal lobe.

From Salon Jul. 8, 2022

She had a broad bulge that’s called a fusiform aneurysm, and a coil wouldn’t fix the rupture.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 16, 2022

Results showed higher activity in brain regions dedicated to faces, bodies and scenes, compared with the other categories surveyed in the fusiform face area, the extrastriate body area and the parahippocampal place area, respectively.

From Scientific American Nov. 15, 2021

"Small-headed Child who Power-Lifts with #sharpie_eyes & uncircumcised fusiform fingers struggles to defend #Renoir's painting abilities on social media."

From The Verge Oct. 12, 2015

Fascicled fusiform roots of a Dahlia: a, a, buds on base of stem.

From The Elements of Botany For Beginners and For Schools by Gray, Asa




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