Sylvian fissure

American  

[sil-vee-uhn] / ˈsɪl vi ən /

noun

Anatomy.

1. lateral fissure.

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Etymology

Origin of Sylvian fissure

1870–75; named after Sylvius, Latinized form of Jacques Dubois (died 1555), French anatomist; see -an

Example Sentences

Tracey described the insula, an elongated ridge nestled deep within the Sylvian fissure, with affection.

From The New Yorker • Jun. 25, 2018

Inside Officer Loor’s head, Dr. Bederson saw that the knife had sliced through the vein in the Sylvian fissure, which contains crucial blood vessels.

From New York Times • Apr. 18, 2012

Not only was Einstein's inferior parietal region unusually bulky, the scientists found, but a feature called the Sylvian fissure was much smaller than average.

From Time Magazine Archive

The angular gyrus is at B. A is over the anterior branch of the middle meningeal artery, and the bifurcation of the lateral or Sylvian fissure; AC follows the horizontal limb of the lateral fissure.

From Manual of Surgery Volume Second: Extremities—Head—Neck. Sixth Edition. by Miles, Alexander

Gutter fracture crossing the outer aspect of the frontal lobe, immediately above the level of the right Sylvian fissure.

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