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lateral fissure
[ lat-er-uhl fish-er ]
/ ˈlæt ər əl ˈfɪʃ ər /
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noun Anatomy.
the fissure separating the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes of the cerebrum.
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Also called lat·er·al sul·cus [lat-er-uhl suhl-kuhs], /ˈlæt ər əl ˈsʌl kəs/, Sylvian fissure, fissure of Sylvius.
Origin of lateral fissure
First recorded 1800–05
Words nearby lateral fissure
later, laterad, lateral, lateral bud, lateral canal, lateral fissure, laterality, lateralization, lateral line, lateral line system, lateral lisp
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