parieto-occipital fissure

/ɑkˌsɪpɪdl ˌfɪʃər/
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Definitions of parieto-occipital fissure
  1. noun
    a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres
    synonyms: parieto-occipital sulcus
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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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