Short association fibers

Fibrae breves associationis

  • Latin synonym: Fibrae associationis breves
  • Related terms: Short association fibres

Definition

The short association fibers lie immediately beneath the gray substance of the cortex of the hemispheres, and connect together adjacent gyri.

References

This definition incorporates text from a public domain edition of Gray's Anatomy (20th U.S. edition of Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body, published in 1918 – from http://www.bartleby.com/107/).