Lyra vs Eyra - What's the difference?
lyra | eyra |
(anatomy, dated) The middle portion of the ventral surface of the fornix of the brain; so called from the arrangement of the lines with which it is marked in the human brain.
* 1840 , Alexander Tweedie, William Wood Gerhard, A system of practical medicine: Volume 1 (page 295)
As nouns the difference between lyra and eyra
is that lyra is lyre (stringed instrument) while eyra is a slender, reddish-yellow wild cat (felis eyra ) ranging from southern brazil to texas.lyra
English
Noun
- The vessels of the brain generally are often distended and gorged with blood, the lyra especially being fully injected.