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lateral fissure

noun Anatomy.

the fissure separating the frontal, temporal, and parietal lobes of the cerebrum.

Words nearby lateral fissure

lateral cord of brachial plexus, lateral cuneiform bone, lateral cutaneous nerve of calf, lateral cutaneous nerve of forearm, lateral cutaneous nerve of thigh, lateral fissure, lateral fold, lateral funiculus, lateral geniculate body, lateral hemianopsia, lateral hermaphroditism

Also called fissure of Sylvius, Sylvian fissure.

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