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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The deepest and most conspicuous of the cortical fissures of the brain, extending between the frontal and temporal lobes, then back and slightly upward over the lateral aspect of the cerebral hemisphere.
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
[After Franciscus Sylvius, (1614–1672), German-born Dutch physician and anatomist.]
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skipvia commented on the word sylvian fissure
Vaguely bucolic.
October 14, 2007