English noun: fissure of Sylvius | |||
1. | fissure of Sylvius (body) the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres | ||
Synonyms | lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri, Sylvian fissure | ||
Broader (hypernym) | sulcus | ||
Part meronym | cerebrum | ||