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fissure

26 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. fissure (noun)
  2. fissure of Rolando (noun)
  3. fissure of Sylvius (noun)
  4. anterior median fissure (noun)
  5. Glaserian fissure (noun)
  6. hippocampal fissure (noun)
  7. horizontal fissure (noun)
  8. inferior orbital fissure (noun)
  9. infraorbital fissure (noun)
  10. lateral fissure (noun)
  11. longitudinal fissure (noun)
  12. oblique fissure (noun)
  13. orbital fissure (noun)
  14. palpebral fissure (noun)
  15. petrotympanic fissure (noun)
  16. primary fissure (noun)
  17. pterygoid fissure (noun)
  18. pterygomaxillary fissure (noun)
  19. Rolandic fissure (noun)
  20. sphenoidal fissure (noun)
  21. sphenomaxillary fissure (noun)
  22. superior orbital fissure (noun)
  23. supraorbital fissure (noun)
  24. sylvian fissure (noun)
  25. transverse fissure (noun)
  26. ventral median fissure (noun)

fis·sure

noun \ˈfish-ər, British also ˈfish-yu̇r\

Definition of FISSURE

1
: a natural cleft between body parts or in the substance of an organ: as a : any of several clefts separating the lobes of the liver b : any of various clefts between bones or parts of bones in the skull c : any of the deep clefts of the brain; especially : one of those located at points of elevation in the walls of the ventricles—compare sulcus d : anterior median fissure; also : posterior median septum
2
: a break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane <fissure of the lip>
3
: a linear developmental imperfection in the enamel of a tooth
—fis·sured \ˈfish-ərd, British also ˈfish-yu̇rd\ adjective

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