aqueduct of Sylvius

[sil-vee-uhs]

aq·ueduct of Syl·vi·us

[sil-vee-uhs]
noun Anatomy.
a canal in the midbrain, connecting the third and fourth ventricles of the brain.

Origin:
named after Sylvius, Latinized name of Jacques Dubois (died 1555), French anatomist
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a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain
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