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    SYLVIAN FISSURE

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     I. (noun) 

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    Meaning:

    The deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheresplay

    Synonyms:

    fissure of Sylvius; lateral cerebral sulcus; sulcus lateralis cerebri; Sylvian fissure

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    Nouns denoting body parts

    Hypernyms ("Sylvian fissure" 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 ("Sylvian fissure" 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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