sulcus
IPA: sˈʌɫkʌs
noun
- (anatomy) A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
- (planetology) A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.
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Examples of "sulcus" in Sentences
- Anterolateral sulcus of medulla.
- Anterior interventricular sulcus.
- Anterolateral sulcus of spinal cord.
- The paracentral sulcus is a sulcus of the brain.
- The coronal sulcus and frenulum may be destroyed.
- In the depth of the lateral sulcus, it borders on the insula.
- Between the anterior median sulcus and the anterolateral sulcus.
- Between the posterior median sulcus and the posterolateral sulcus.
- The precentral sulcus lies parallel to, and in front of, the central sulcus.
- The central sulcus is a fold in the cerebral cortex of brains in vertebrates.