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fissure of Sylvius
[ sil-vee-uhs ]
/ ˈsɪl vi əs /
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Origin of fissure of Sylvius
Named after Franciscus Sylvius (Latinization of Franz de la Boë, d.1672), German anatomist
Words nearby fissure of Sylvius
fissiped, fissirostral, fissure, fissure eruption, fissure of Rolando, fissure of Sylvius, fist, fist bump, fistfight, fistful, fistiana
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British Dictionary definitions for fissure of Sylvius
fissure of Sylvius
/ (ˈsɪlvɪəs) /
noun
a deep horizontal cleft in each cerebral hemisphere: marks the separation of the temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes
Word Origin for fissure of Sylvius
named after Franciscus Sylvius (died 1652), German anatomist
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