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sylvian fissure

sylvian fissure noun: a fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.

Noun (1)

sylvian fissure (plural sylvian fissures)

  1. A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
    Synonyms:
    lateral sulcus

Noun (2) capitalized: Sylvian fissure

Sylvian fissure (plural Sylvian fissures)

  1. Alternative letter-case form of sylvian fissure.

Synonyms of sylvian fissure

Forms of sylvian fissure

pluralsylvian fissures
alternative formSylvian fissure
pluralSylvian fissures

Questions about sylvian fissure

What does sylvian fissure mean?
Sylvian fissure means a fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
What part of speech is sylvian fissure?
Sylvian fissure is a noun.
What is the plural of sylvian fissure?
The plural of sylvian fissure is sylvian fissures.

Words near sylvian fissure in the dictionary

  1. Sylvia
  2. Sylvia Plath effect
  3. sylvian
  4. Sylvian aqueduct
  5. Sylvian aqueducts
  6. sylvian fissure
  7. sylvian fissures
  8. Sylvian point
  9. Sylvian points
  10. Sylvian vein
  11. Sylvian veins

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