[ 'sɪlvɪən ]
■ noun Anatomy a large diagonal fissure which separates off the temporal lobe of the brain.
Origin
C19: named after the 17th-cent. Flemish anatomist François de la Boë Sylvius .
[ 'sɪlvɪən ]
■ noun Anatomy a large diagonal fissure which separates off the temporal lobe of the brain.
Origin
C19: named after the 17th-cent. Flemish anatomist François de la Boë Sylvius .
Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004