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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


Synonymslateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri, Sylvian fissure


Broader (hypernym)sulcus


Part meronymcerebrum









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