HyperDic: central_sulcus

English > 1 sense of the expression central sulcus:
NOUNbodycentral sulcus, fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, sulcus centralisa brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres
English > central sulcus: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes.
Synonymsfissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, sulcus centralis
Part ofcerebrumanterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres
Broadersulcus(anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain

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