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FISSURE OF SYLVIUS

• FISSURE OF SYLVIUS (noun)
The noun FISSURE OF SYLVIUS has 1 sense:

1. the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres

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• FISSURE OF SYLVIUS (noun)

Sense 1

fissure of Sylvius ^{[BACK TO TOP]}

Meaning:

The deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

fissure of Sylvius; lateral cerebral sulcus; sulcus lateralis cerebri; Sylvian fissure

Hypernyms ("fissure of Sylvius" 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 ("fissure of Sylvius" is a part of...):

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

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