sulci
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kəs Origin:
1655–65; Latin: furrow
1655–65; Latin: furrow
Related forms
sub·sul·cus, noun, plural sub·sul·ci.
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| —n , pl -ci | |
| 1. | a linear groove, furrow, or slight depression |
| 2. | Compare fissure any of the narrow grooves on the surface of the brain that mark the cerebral convolutions |
| [C17: from Latin] | |
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sulcus sul·cus (sŭl'kəs)
n. pl. sul·ci (-kī, -sī)
Any of the grooves on the brain surface, bounding the gyri; a fissure.
A long narrow groove or depression, as in an organ or a tissue.
sul'cal adj.
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Clear cerebrospinal fluid surrounds the brain which has unremarkable gyri and sulci.
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