fissure of Syl|vi|us

fissure of Syl|vi|us
fissure of Syl|vi|us «SIHL vee uhs»,
the largest and deepest groove of each hemisphere of the brain, separating the frontal and parietal lobes from the temporal lobe; lateral fissure.
[< Franciscus Sylvius, 1614-1672, a German anatomist]

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  • fissure of Sylvius — fissure of Syl·vi·us sil vē əs n SYLVIAN FISSURE …   Medical dictionary

  • Sylvius angle fissure etc. — Syl·vi·us angle, fissure, etc. (silґve əs) [Franciscus Sylvius (Franзois de la Bцe), Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist, 1614–1672] see under angle, and see aqueductus mesencephali, fossa lateralis cerebri, cavum septi… …   Medical dictionary

  • la — ab·cha·la·zal; ab·la·tion; ab·la·ti·val; ac·an·thel·la; acan·tho·ceph·a·la; ac·cep·ti·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·ble; ac·cu·mu·la·tion; ac·cu·mu·la·tive; ac·cu·mu·la·tor; aceph·a·la; ac·er·o·la; acet·y·la·tion; acet·y·la·tor; ach·a·la·sia;… …   English syllables

  • suprasylvian — Above the fissure of Sylvius or lateral sulcus. * * * su·pra·syl·vi·an sil vē ən adj situated or occurring superior to the sylvian fissure * * * su·pra·syl·vi·an (soo″prə silґve ən) superior to the sylvian fissure …   Medical dictionary

  • sylvian — Relating to Franciscus or Jacobus Sylvius or to any of the structures described by either of them. * * * syl·vi·an sil vē ən adj, often cap S of or relating to the sylvian fissure * * * syl·vi·an (silґve ən) 1. described by or named for… …   Medical dictionary

  • Sylvius — Jacobus (Jacques), French anatomist, 1478–1555. See caro quadrata sylvii, os sylvii. Le Böe, Franciscus (François), Dutch physician, anatomist, and physiologist, 1614–1672. See sylvian angle, sylvian aqueduct, sylvian fissure, sylvian line,… …   Medical dictionary

  • perisylvian — peri·syl·vi·an (per″e silґve ən) near the sylvian fissure (sulcus lateralis cerebri) …   Medical dictionary

  • postsylvian — post·syl·vi·an (pōst silґve ən) posterior to the sylvian fissure (sulcus lateralis) …   Medical dictionary

  • presylvian — pre·syl·vi·an (pre silґve ən) pertaining to the anterior or ascending branch of the sylvian fissure (sulcus lateralis) …   Medical dictionary

  • subsylvian — sub·syl·vi·an (səb silґve ən) beneath the sylvian fissure (sulcus lateralis cerebri) …   Medical dictionary

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