Sylvian fissure
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sylvian fissure — n, often cap 1st S a deep fissure of the lateral aspect of each cerebral hemisphere that divides the temporal from the parietal and frontal lobes called also fissure of Sylvius, lateral fissure, lateral sulcus Du·bois due bō ä or De Le Boë … Medical dictionary
Sylvian fissure — /sil vee euhn/, Anat. See lateral fissure. [1870 75; named after Sylvius, Latinized form of Jacques Dubois (d. 1555), French anatomist; see AN] * * * … Universalium
Sylvian fissure — [ sɪlvɪən] noun Anatomy a large diagonal fissure which separates off the temporal lobe of the brain. Origin C19: named after the 17th cent. Flemish anatomist François de la Boë Sylvius … English new terms dictionary
Sylvian fissure — noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres • Syn: ↑fissure of Sylvius, ↑lateral cerebral sulcus, ↑sulcus lateralis cerebri • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms … Useful english dictionary
sylvian fissure — cleft between the frontal and temporal lobes of the brain, sulcus lateralis cerebri (Anatomy) … English contemporary dictionary
Sylvian — /silˈvi ən/ adjective Of Sylvius, ie either the French anatomist Jacques Dubois (1478–1555), or Franz de la Boë (1614–72), the Dutch German iatrochemist Sylvian fissure noun (anatomy) A deep lateral fissure in the cerebrum, discovered apparently… … Useful english dictionary
sylvian fossa — n, often cap 1st S a depression that forms in the lateral surface of each embryonic cerebral hemisphere during the third month of development and contains the insula at its bottom which is later covered by the operculum whose edges form the… … Medical dictionary
fissure of Sylvius — fissure of Syl·vi·us sil vē əs n SYLVIAN FISSURE … Medical dictionary
sylvian — Relating to Franciscus or Jacobus Sylvius or to any of the structures described by either of them. * * * syl·vi·an sil vē ən adj, often cap S of or relating to the sylvian fissure * * * syl·vi·an (silґve ən) 1. described by or named for… … Medical dictionary
fissure of Sylvius — noun the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres • Syn: ↑Sylvian fissure, ↑lateral cerebral sulcus, ↑sulcus lateralis cerebri • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
