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.

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