Sylvian fissure

[sil-vee-uhn]

Syl·vi·an fis·sure

[sil-vee-uhn]
noun Anatomy.

Origin:
1870–75; named after Sylvius, Latinized form of Jacques Dubois (died 1555), French anatomist; see -an
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Sylvian fissure is always a great word to know.
So is facial nerve. Does it mean:
either one of the seventh pair of cranial nerves composed of motor fibers that control muscles of the face except those used in chewing
nerve tissue of the brain and spinal cord that contains fibers and nerve cell bodies and is a dark reddish-gray color
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sylvian fissure n.
Variant of fissure of Sylvius.

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