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inferior temporal gyrus

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inferior temporal gyrus [in′fir·ē·ər ¦tem·pə·rəl ′jī·rəs]
(neuroscience)
A convolution on the temporal lobe of the cerebral hemispheres lying below the middle temporal sulcus and extending to the inferior sulcus.
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