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    CENTRAL SULCUS

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobesplay

    Synonyms:

    central sulcus; fissure of Rolando; Rolando's fissure; sulcus centralis

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("central 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 ("central sulcus" is a part of...):

    cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)

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