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pyramis

noun pyr·a·mis \ˈpir-ə-məs\

plural py·ram·i·des \pə-ˈram-ə-ˌdēz\

Medical Definition of PYRAMIS

: pyramid 2 <removal of the cerebellar pyramis>

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