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