Sylvian fissure
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Sylvian fissure
1870–75; named after Sylvius, Latinized form of Jacques Dubois (died 1555), French anatomist; see -an
Example Sentences
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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
In addition to the two fissures already named, there is, in the Echidna, one which in position and mode of formation corresponds with the Sylvian fissure of higher mammals.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various
The cerebral hemispheres are more or less elongated; always with three or four convolutions on the outer surface forming arches above each other, the lowest surrounding the Sylvian fissure.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 4 "Carnegie Andrew" to "Casus Belli" by Various
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