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fissura

[ fĭ-sur′ə, -shur′ə ]
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n. pl. fis•su•rae (-sur′ē, -shur′ē)
A deep fissure, cleft, or slit.
A particularly deep sulcus of the surface of the brain or spinal cord.
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Words nearby fissura

fissipalmate, fissiparity, fissiparous, fissiped, fissirostral, fissura, fissure, fissured fracture, fissure eruption, fissure of Rolando, fissure of round ligament
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