NOUN | body | sulcus centralis, fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus | 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 | fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus | |
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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