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fissure of Sylvius

DEFINITIONS OF: fissure of Sylvius

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n 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
Type 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
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