Gyr-
1.
variant of before a vowel:
gyral.
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- Gyral
[jahy-ruh l] /ˈdʒaɪ rəl/ adjective 1. . 2. Anatomy. of or relating to a gyrus. /ˈdʒaɪrəl/ adjective 1. having a circular, spiral, or rotating motion; gyratory 2. (anatomy) of or relating to a convolution (gyrus) of the brain
- Gyrase
[jahy-reys, -reyz] /ˈdʒaɪ reɪs, -reɪz/ noun, Biochemistry. 1. a bacterial enzyme that causes supercoiling of DNA.
- Gyrate
[verb jahy-reyt, jahy-reyt; adjective jahy-reyt] /verb ˈdʒaɪ reɪt, dʒaɪˈreɪt; adjective ˈdʒaɪ reɪt/ verb (used without object), gyrated, gyrating. 1. to move in a circle or spiral, or around a fixed point; whirl. adjective 2. Zoology. having convolutions. verb (dʒɪˈreɪt; dʒaɪ-) 1. (intransitive) to rotate or spiral, esp about a fixed point or axis adjective (ˈdʒaɪrɪt; […]
- Gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina
gyrate atrophy of choroid and retina n. Progressive atrophy of the choriocapillary layer of the eye, the pigmentary epithelium, and the retina with associated ornithinuria.
- Gyration
[jahy-rey-shuh n] /dʒaɪˈreɪ ʃən/ noun 1. the act of ; circular or spiral motion; revolution; rotation; whirling. /dʒaɪˈreɪʃən/ noun 1. the act or process of gyrating; rotation 2. any one of the whorls of a spiral-shaped shell n. 1610s, noun of action from Late Latin gyratum, past participle of gyrare, from Latin gyrus “circle” (see […]