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noun
A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: anatomy, medicine, neuroanatomy, neurology, neuroscience, sciences
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Synonyms: lateral sulcus
Antonyms: none provided
noun
Alternative letter-case form of sylvian fissure.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: alt-of
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noun
the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: fissure of Sylvius, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: sulcus
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