fissure of Rolando (rəʊˈlændəʊ) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| another name for central sulcus | |
| [C19: named after L. Rolando (died 1831), Italian anatomist] | |
| a children's mummer's parade, as on the Fourth of July, with prizes for the best costumes. |
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
fissure of Rolando or Rolando's fissure
n.
A double S-shaped fissure that extends obliquely upward and backward on the lateral surface of each cerebral hemisphere of the brain and located at the boundary between the frontal and parietal lobes. Also called central sulcus.