SULCUS CENTRALIS

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does sulcus centralis mean? 

• SULCUS CENTRALIS (noun)
  The noun SULCUS CENTRALIS has 1 sense:

1. a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes

  Familiarity information: SULCUS CENTRALIS used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SULCUS CENTRALIS (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes

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Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

central sulcus; fissure of Rolando; Rolando's fissure; sulcus centralis

Hypernyms ("sulcus centralis" is a kind of...):

sulcus ((anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain)

Holonyms ("sulcus centralis" is a part of...):

cerebrum (anterior portion of the brain consisting of two hemispheres; dominant part of the brain in humans)