fissura

[ fĭ-sur′ə, -shur′ə ]

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, fissure eruption, fissure of rolando, fissure of round ligament, fissure of sylvius
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