sulcus meaning

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sulcus (noun): (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain.

Definition of sulcus

  1. (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain

    Type of: fissure

    Kinds: fissure of Rolando, fissure of Sylvius, parieto-occipital sulcus, calcarine sulcus

Scrabble score: 8 (letter breakdown)

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