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Definition: CALLOSUM |
CALLOSUMNoun1. The great band commissural fibers which unites the two cerebral hemispheres. See corpus callosum, under Carpus. |
Etymology: Callosum \Cal*lo"sum\, noun. [New Latin expression, from callosus callous, hard.]. (Websters 1913) |
Crosswords: CALLOSUM |
| English words defined with "CALLOSUM": Callosan, callosectomy, callosotomy, Corpus callosum ♦ epiphysis, epiphysis cerebri ♦ left brain, left hemisphere, Lyencephala ♦ pineal body, pineal gland ♦ right brain, right hemisphere ♦ Splenium, split-brain technique ♦ third ventricle. (references) |
| Specialty definitions using "CALLOSUM": Cerebral Hemorrhage, Traumatic ♦ Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome ♦ Septum Pellucidum. (references) |
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Health | The corpus callosum is the area of the brain which connects the two cerebral hemispheres. (references) | |
Agenesis of the corpus callosum (ACC) is a rare congenital abnormality in which there is a partial or complete absence (agenesis) of the corpus callosum. (references) | ||
Of importance is the high association of Dandy-Walker syndrome with other central nervous system structural anomalies including agenesis of the corpus callosum and malformations of the face, limbs, digits and heart. (references) | ||
Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits. | ||
| "CALLOSUM" is generally used as a noun (singular) -- approximately 100.00% of the time. "CALLOSUM" is used about 16 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted) |
| Parts of Speech | Percent | Usage per 100 Million Words | Rank in English |
| Noun (singular) | 100% | 16 | 87,710 |
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.
Expression using "CALLOSUM": Corpus callosum. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
corpus callosum | 71 |
agenesis of the corpus callosum | 34 |
callosum corpus lipoma | 4 |
callosum corpus function | 4 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "CALLOSUM"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | |
Danish | corpus callosum-tumor (tumor of the corpus callosum), corpus callosum-aplasi (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum), corpus callosum (corpus callosum), cornu occipitale Sappey (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey occipital horn), cornu frontale Sappey (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey anterior horn), truncus corporis callosi (trunk of corpus callosum), punktur af corpus callosum (puncture of the corpus callosum), kanyle til corpus-callosum-punktur (canula for corpus callosum puncture), indusium griseum (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), fenestrering af corpus callosum (fenestration of corpus callosum), Aicardis syndrom (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome). (various references) | |
Dutch | corpus callosum (corpus callosum), commissura maxima (corpus callosum), cannula van Bramann voor callotomie (canula for corpus callosum puncture), tumor van het corpus callosum (tumor of the corpus callosum), truncus corporis calloso (trunk of corpus callosum), trabs cerebri (corpus callosum), syndroom van Aicardi (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome), stratum griseum corporis callosi (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), punctie uit het corpus callosum (puncture of the corpus callosum), operatie van Bramann (puncture of the corpus callosum), indusium griseum (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), gebrekkige ontwikkeling van de commissura corp.callosi (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum), fenestratie van het corpus callosum (fenestration of corpus callosum), Balkenstich van Anton (puncture of the corpus callosum). (various references) | |
Finnish | corpus callosum (corpus callosum), aivokurkiainen (corpus callosum), Aicardin oireyhtymä (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome). (various references) | |
French | corps calleux (corpus callosum), corne occipitale de Sappey (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum), corne frontale de Sappey (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum), canule pour ponction du corps calleux (canula for corpus callosum puncture), tumeur du corps calleux (tumor of the corpus callosum), tronc du corps calleux (trunk of corpus callosum), syndrome d'Aicardi (agenesis of the corpus callosum), ponction du corps calleux (puncture of the corpus callosum), partie occipitale de radiation du corps calleux (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum), partie antérieure de radiation du corps calleux (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum), indusium gris (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), fenestration du corps calleux (fenestration of corpus callosum), aplasie du corps calleux (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum). (various references) | |
German | Corpus corporis callosi (trunk of corpus callosum), corpus callosum (corpus callosum), Cornu occipitale Sappey (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey occipital horn), Cornu frontale Sappey (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey anterior horn), Bramann Balkenstich (puncture of the corpus callosum), Anton Operation (puncture of the corpus callosum), Anton-Bramann Operation (puncture of the corpus callosum), Aplasia corposis callosi (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum), Balken (arbor, balk, balks, bar, baulk, baulks, beam, corpus callosum, fesse, flagpole, girder, joist, limb, prop, rail, rectangular timber, scantling, shore, squared timber, timber), Balkenaplasie (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum), Balkenfenster (fenestration of corpus callosum), Balkenmangel (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum), Balkenstichkanuele (canula for corpus callosum puncture), Anton Balkenstich (puncture of the corpus callosum), Balkentumor (tumor of the corpus callosum), Stratum griseum corporis callosi (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), Bramann Kallotomie-Kanuele (canula for corpus callosum puncture), Bramann Kanuele (canula for corpus callosum puncture), Indusium griseum (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), Schwielenkoerper (corpus callosum), Balkentich (puncture of the corpus callosum). (various references) | |
Greek | κροταφικό κέρας Sappey (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey occipital horn), κροταφικό τμήμα ακτινωτού στεφάνου μεσολαβίου (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey occipital horn), όγκος του τυλώδους σώματος (tumor of the corpus callosum), σύνδρομο Aicardi (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome), σωληνίσκος για παρακέντηση του τυλοειδούς σώματος (canula for corpus callosum puncture), στέλεχος μεσολοβίου (trunk of corpus callosum), μεσολόβιο (corpus callosum), πρόσθια ακτινοβολία μεσολοβίου (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey anterior horn), πρόσθιο κέρας Sappey (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey anterior horn), παρακέντησις του τυλοειδούς σώματος (puncture of the corpus callosum), φαιό ένδυμα μεσολοβίου (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), απλασία του τυλοειδούς σώματος (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum), τυλώδες σώμα (corpus callosum), θυριδοποίησις του τυλοειδούς σώματος (fenestration of corpus callosum). (various references) | |
Italian | corpo calloso (corpus callosum), cannula per puntura del corpo calloso (canula for corpus callosum puncture), tumore del corpo calloso (tumor of the corpus callosum), sindrome di Aicardi (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome), rudimentum gyri callosi (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), puntura del corpo calloso (puncture of the corpus callosum), indusium griseum (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), fenestrazione del corpo calloso (fenestration of corpus callosum), aplasia del corpo calloso (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum). (various references) | |
Pig Latin | allosumcay.(various references) | |
Portuguese | cânula de Bramann para punção do corpo caloso (canula for corpus callosum puncture), tumor do corpo caloso (tumor of the corpus callosum), punção do corpo caloso (puncture of the corpus callosum), indusão cinzenta dos corpos calosos (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), fenestração do corpo caloso (fenestration of corpus callosum), aplasia do corpo caloso (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum). (various references) | |
Spanish | cuerpo calloso (corpus callosum), cuerno occipital de Sappey (occipital part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey occipital horn), cuerno del cuerpo calloso (front part of radiation of the corpus callosum, Sappey anterior horn), cánula para punción del cuerpo calloso (canula for corpus callosum puncture), tronco del cuerpo calloso (trunk of corpus callosum), síndrome de Aicardi (agenesis of the corpus callosum, Aicardi syndrome), punción del cuerpo calloso (puncture of the corpus callosum), indusium griseum (indusium griseum of corpus callosum), fenestración del cuerpo callo (fenestration of corpus callosum), aplasia del cuerpo calloso (lack of corpus callosum, missing corpus callosum). (various references) | |
Swedish | corpus callosum (corpus callosum), hjärnbalken (corpus callosum). (various references) | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references. | ||
| Words rhyming with "CALLOSUM" (pronounced 'Cal*lo"sum'): Crissum, Dorsum, Gypsum, Helichrysum, Omasum, Opossum, possum, sargassum, Vasum. (additional references) |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-c-l-l-m-o-s-u" | |
-1 letter: callous, mollusc, mucosal. | |
-2 letters: callus, locals, locums, mucosa, mullas, oscula, slalom, sulcal. | |
-3 letters: alums, calls, calms, calos, cauls, clams, coals, colas, comal, comas, culls, culms, loams, local, locum, locus, malls, mauls, molal, molas, molls, mulla, mulls, musca, ollas, salol, scall, scull, small, solum, sumac. | |
-4 letters: alls, alms, also, alum, amus, call, calm, calo, cams, caul, clam, coal, cola, cols, coma, cull, culm, lacs, lams, loam, loca, lums, macs, mall, maul, moas, mocs, mola, moll, mols, mull, ocas, olla, sall, saul, scam, scum, slam, slum, sola, soma, soul, sumo. | |
-5 letters: all, als, amu, cam, col, cos, cum, lac, lam, las, lum, mac, mas, moa, moc, mol, mos, mus, oca, oms, sac, sal, sau, sol, som, sou, sum. | |
| Words containing the letters "a-c-l-l-m-o-s-u" | |
+1 letter: molluscan. | |
+3 letters: altocumulus, calmodulins, caudillismo, clamorously, lumbosacral, maliciously, nucleoplasm, nucleosomal. | |
+4 letters: calamitously, calumniously, caudillismos, malocclusion, miraculously, museological, nucleoplasms. | |
+5 letters: ceruloplasmin, colloquialism, malocclusions, miscellaneous, molluscicidal, musicological, nucleoplasmic, unmaliciously. | |
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Hexadecimal (or equivalents, 770AD-1900s) (references)43 41 4C 4C 4F 53 55 4D |
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Morse Code (1836) (references)-.-. .- .-.. .-.. --- ... ..- -- |
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Binary Code (1918-1938, probably earlier) (references)01000011 01000001 01001100 01001100 01001111 01010011 01010101 01001101 |
HTML Code (1990) (references)C A L L O S U M |
ISO 10646 (1991-1993) (references)0043 0041 004C 004C 004F 0053 0055 004D |
| British Sign Language (Fingerspelling, BSL; 1992, British Deaf Association Dictionary of British Sign Language) (references)
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Encryption (beginner's substitution cypher): (references)3735464649535547 |
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