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fissure of Rolando

American  
[roh-lan-doh, -lahn-] / roʊˈlæn doʊ, -ˈlɑn- /
fissure of Rolando British  
/ rəʊˈlændəʊ /

noun

  1. another name for central sulcus

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of fissure of Rolando

Named after L. Rolando (died 1831), Italian anatomist

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The region on both sides of the fissure of Rolando in Fig.

From The Story of the Mind by Baldwin, James Mark

A scalp wound 3 inches in length ran transversely across the right parietal bone at the level of the lower third of the fissure of Rolando.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

A scalp wound 3 inches in length ran vertically downwards, commencing 1 inch from the median line, and situated immediately over the upper third of the right fissure of Rolando.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

The fissure of Sylvius passed into the fissure of Rolando in one case on both sides, in another on one side only.

From Degeneracy Its Causes, Signs and Results by Talbot, Eugene S.

Entry, within the margin of the hairy scalp; exit, behind and below the left parietal eminence, the track crossing about the centre of the fissure of Rolando.

From Surgical Experiences in South Africa, 1899-1900 Being Mainly a Clinical Study of the Nature and Effects of Injuries Produced by Bullets of Small Calibre by Makins, George Henry

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