| NOUN | body | fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis | a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres |
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| Meaning | A brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes. | |
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| Synonyms | Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis | |
| Part of | cerebrum | anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres |
| Broader | sulcus | (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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