cingulaire

Cingulaire is an adjective used in anatomy and related disciplines to describe structures associated with the cingulum, a belt‑like region along the medial aspect of the cerebral hemisphere. The term derives from Latin cingulum, a diminutive of cingere (“to gird, encircle”) and is formed in French with the suffix -aire.

In neuroanatomy, cingulaire is applied to elements connected with or located near the cingulum and cingulate gyrus. Common usages include cortex cingulaire (cingulate cortex), gyrus cingulaire (cingulate gyrus), sillon cingulaire (cingulate sulcus) and tractus cinguli (cingulum bundle). The cingulate region is part of the limbic system and is involved in functions such as emotion processing, autonomic regulation and aspects of cognitive control, though the term cingulaire itself functions primarily as a descriptive label.

Beyond neuroanatomy, the term may appear in comparative anatomy to denote belt‑like or girdle‑like structures analogous to a cingulum in other organisms. In French texts, cingulaire often serves as a precise descriptor rather than as a stand‑alone noun.

See also: cingulum, cingulate gyrus, cingulate sulcus, tractus cinguli, limbic system.