ventral median fissure

noun

: anterior median fissure
In humans the ventral median fissure averages 3 mm in depth and is deepest at C5.Charles Watson and Gulgun Kayalioglu, in The Spinal Cord

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“Ventral median fissure.” Merriam-Webster.com Medical Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/medical/ventral%20median%20fissure. Accessed 21 Mar. 2023.

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