SYLVIAN FISSURE


Meaning of SYLVIAN FISSURE in English

[ '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 .

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