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sulcus

6 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. sulcus (noun)
  2. sulcus of Rolando
  3. parallel sulcus (noun)
  4. temporal sulcus (noun)
  5. dentate fissure (noun)
  6. parieto-occipital fissure (noun)

sul·cus

noun \ˈsəl-kəs\
plural sul·ci\-ˌkī, -ˌkē, -ˌsī\

Definition of SULCUS

: furrow, groove; especially : a shallow furrow on the surface of the brain separating adjacent convolutions

Origin of SULCUS

Latin; akin to Old English sulh plow, Greek holkos furrow, helkein to pull
First Known Use: 1662

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