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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

Example Sentences

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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

More precisely, the motor area is a long, narrow strip of cortex, lying just forward of what is called the "central fissure" or "fissure of Rolando".

From Psychology A Study Of Mental Life by Woodworth, Robert S.

The motor zone of the cortex we now know to be situated in the convolutions bordering the fissure of Rolando.

From Applied Psychology for Nurses by Porter, Mary F.

On the left side a large bridging convolution crosses the middle of the fissure of Rolando.

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

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

From The Story of the Mind by Baldwin, James Mark