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pachy·gy·ria | \ ˌpa-kē-ˈjī-rē-ə 
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\Definition of pachygyria
: mild to moderate lissencephaly marked by a cerebral cortex with only a few broad, flat convolutions : incomplete lissencephaly — compare agyria
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pachygyria
nounpachy·gy·ria | \ ˌpa-kē-ˈjī-rē-ə \
\Medical Definition of pachygyria
: mild to moderate lissencephaly marked by a cerebral cortex with only a few broad, flat convolutions : incomplete lissencephaly — compare agyria
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The first known use of pachygyria was circa 1944
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