fissure of Rolando
[roh-lan-doh, -lahn-]
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Origin of fissure of Rolando
named after L. Rolando (died 1831), Italian anatomist
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fissure of Rolando
- another name for central sulcus
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Word Origin
C19: named after L. Rolando (died 1831), Italian anatomist
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fissure of Rolando
- A double S-shaped fissure that extends obliquely upward and backward on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain and located at the boundary between the frontal and parietal lobes.central sulcus
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