CALCARINE SULCUS

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 I. (noun) 

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Meaning:

A sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum

Synonyms:

calcarine fissure; calcarine sulcus

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Nouns denoting body parts

Hypernyms ("calcarine sulcus" is a kind of...):

sulcus ((anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain)

Holonyms ("calcarine sulcus" is a part of...):

occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)

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