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🦶 Spur-shaped 🧠 Brain groove
calcarine

calcarine

9.9
In the groove at the back of the brain that helps process what you see
  • adjective
  • /ˈkæl.kəˌraɪn/
  • Specialized
translation icon : calcarino
  • Research shows that damage to the calcarine sulcus can impair a person's ability to see.

Examples

  • So this is a piece of calcarine sulcus or primary visual cortex, right?

  • But if you look at the medial view very early, you'll see the calcarine Fisher folding in.

  • The calcarine region of the brain plays a crucial role in processing visual information.

  • Doctors often study the calcarine area when examining patients with vision-related issues.

Compounds

calcarine fissure
  • Specialized
9.9

A deep groove on the inner back part of the brain that holds the main area for sight

calcarine sulcus
  • Specialized
9.9

Deep groove on the inner back part of the brain that contains the main area for vision

Surface Forms

calcarine positive

Morphology

calcarine = calcar (transparent) = calcar + ine

Built by adding the adjectival suffix '-ine' to 'calcar' to mean 'of or relating to a calcar'; in anatomical contexts this specifically names the calcarine sulcus.

Etymology

Calcarine comes from the Latin calcar, which means 'spur', and the brain groove called the calcarine sulcus was named because it looks like a small spur at the back of the brain. So, calcarine now means 'relating to that groove', the area that helps with vision.