sulcus

[ suhl-kuhs ]

noun,plural sul·ci [suhl-sahy]. /ˈsʌl saɪ/.
  1. a furrow or groove.

  2. Anatomy. a groove or fissure, especially a fissure between two convolutions of the brain.

Origin of sulcus

1
1655–65; Latin: furrow

Other words from sulcus

  • sub·sul·cus, noun, plural sub·sul·ci.

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sulcus

/ (ˈsʌlkəs) /


nounplural -ci (-saɪ)
  1. a linear groove, furrow, or slight depression

  2. any of the narrow grooves on the surface of the brain that mark the cerebral convolutions: Compare fissure

Origin of sulcus

1
C17: from Latin

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