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

But both sides of this American fissure create a life lived less than fully.
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In fact, the communion conundrum highlights the first visible fissure in the church of Francis.
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Over the next eight years, the rupture would fissure across every state and territory in the Union.
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Lateral Squats - For this variation, you step to the side as your do your squats.
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U.S. policy stipulates that military coups trigger an automatic cutoff of bi-lateral military assistance.
Egypt: That Was A Coup|Ali Gharib|July 3, 2013|DAILY BEAST
The height of the tower from the level of the street is 105 feet, the slated towers over the lateral pediments being smaller.
Showell's Dictionary of Birmingham|Thomas T. Harman and Walter Showell
While a person has the natural right also to the lateral support of his land, yet he cannot use it to the injury of another.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
The owner of land adjoining a highway has no right to the lateral support of the soil of the street.
Putnam's Handy Law Book for the Layman|Albert Sidney Bolles
This prevents the lowest ring from settling while those above remain in position, which would cause an ugly fissure.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3|Various
Sometimes these traps were weirs or by-washes, made of long lateral tanks of wicker-work.
Mrs. Falchion, Complete|Gilbert Parker