- sylvian sulcus
- Sylvius sulcus s. lateralis cerebri.
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sylvian sulcus
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sylvian fissure — n, often cap 1st S a deep fissure of the lateral aspect of each cerebral hemisphere that divides the temporal from the parietal and frontal lobes called also fissure of Sylvius, lateral fissure, lateral sulcus Du·bois due bō ä or De Le Boë … Medical dictionary
sylvian fossa — n, often cap 1st S a depression that forms in the lateral surface of each embryonic cerebral hemisphere during the third month of development and contains the insula at its bottom which is later covered by the operculum whose edges form the… … Medical dictionary
Sulcus (neuroanatomy) — In neuroanatomy, a sulcus (Latin: furrow , pl. sulci ) is a depression or fissure in the surface of the brain. It surrounds the gyri, creating the characteristic appearance of the brain in humans and other large mammals.Large furrows (sulci) that … Wikipedia
Sulcus — From the Latin for a groove, furrow, or trench. In medicine, there are many sulci (plural of sulcus) as, for example, the superior pulmonary sulcus. * * * 1. [TA] One of the grooves or furrows on the surface of the brain, bounding the several… … Medical dictionary
sulcus lateralis cerebri — noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres • Syn: ↑fissure of Sylvius, ↑Sylvian fissure, ↑lateral cerebral sulcus • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Sylvian fissure — noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres • Syn: ↑fissure of Sylvius, ↑lateral cerebral sulcus, ↑sulcus lateralis cerebri • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
sulcus lateralis cerebri — [TA] lateral sulcus of cerebrum: a deep cleft beginning at the anterior perforated substance, extending laterally between the temporal and frontal lobes, and turning posteriorly between the temporal and parietal lobes. It divides into posterior,… … Medical dictionary
Sylvian fissure — noun The lateral sulcus of the brain … Wiktionary
sylvian line — a line on the head extending from the external angular process of the frontal bone to a point three fourths of an inch inferior to the most prominent point of the parietal bone. It coincides with the direction of the Sylvius fissure (sulcus… … Medical dictionary
sulcus lateralis cerebri — cleft between the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, sylvian fissure (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
