fissure of Sylvius

Other forms: fissures of Sylvius

Definitions of fissure of Sylvius
  1. noun
    the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres
    synonyms: Sylvian fissure, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri
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    sulcus
    (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain
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