| NOUN | body | Sylvian fissure, fissure of Sylvius, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri | the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures |
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| Meaning | The deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres. | |
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| Synonyms | fissure of Sylvius, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri | |
| 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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