CENTRAL SULCUS

 Dictionary entry overview: What does central sulcus mean? 

• CENTRAL SULCUS (noun)
  The noun CENTRAL SULCUS has 1 sense:

1. a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes

  Familiarity information: CENTRAL SULCUS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• CENTRAL SULCUS (noun)

Meaning:

A brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

central sulcus; fissure of Rolando; Rolando's fissure; sulcus centralis

Hypernyms ("central sulcus" is a kind of...):

sulcus ((anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain)

Holonyms ("central sulcus" is a part of...):

cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)