fissure of Rolando (rəʊˈlændəʊ) ![]() | |
| —n | |
| another name for central sulcus | |
| [C19: named after L. Rolando (died 1831), Italian anatomist] | |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
| an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance. |
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.