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Sulcus

noun

(pl. sulci)

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

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... the jaw, and the middle one is crowded backwards to a very slight extent. The canine is peculiar and differs markedly from that of the Raccoon. It is rather robust, very much recurved and grooved by a deep vertical sulcus upon its antero-internal face. This sulcus is but faintly indicated in the Raccoon. The postero-external face of the crown is marked by a sharp ridge which becomes more prominent near the apex. The ...

— On The Affinities of Leptarctus primus of Leidy - American Museum of Natural History, Vol. VI, Article VIII, pp. 229-331. • J. L. Wortman

Words linked to "Sulcus" : fissure, parieto-occipital sulcus, calcarine fissure, Sylvian fissure, fissure of Rolando, general anatomy, lateral cerebral sulcus, anatomy, Rolando's fissure, fissure of Sylvius, parieto-occipital fissure