fissure
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- noun
- /ˈfɪʃər/
- Specialized
:
cisura
- "Note the oblique palpebral fissure and micrognathia," one called out.
- Sylvian fissure
Examples
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Sharp edges on fissure fractures extending from the wound endangered the dura mater (the fibrous membrane enveloping the brain).
Academic text (2006) -
And if you look at the brain from the top, you can see that there is something called the central fissure, right, that divides the two hemispheres.
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My uterine wall had this fissure.
Fiction book (1999) -
The fissures dividing them had closed once again.
Fiction book (1997) -
From there, it can extend to surrounding structures, including the nasal cavity, sphenoid sinus and sella, infratemporal fossa, inferior orbital fissure, and intracranial area.
Academic text (2006) -
The central fissure in the brain separates the two hemispheres.
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During the surgery, the doctor carefully examined the fissure in the liver.
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In the anatomy lab, we studied the fissure that divides the cerebral lobes.
Synonyms
A long narrow crack in rock or a part of the body
Antonyms
Compounds
- Specialized
A deep groove on the inner back part of the brain that holds the main area for sight
- Specialized
A deep groove on the side of the brain that separates the front part from the part behind it
- Specialized
A deep groove in the brain that separates the front and side parts
- Archaic
A deep groove on the side of the brain that separates the front and top parts
- Specialized
A deep groove near the back of the brain that separates the parietal and occipital lobes
- Specialized
A deep groove on each side of the brain that separates the front and side lobes
Surface Forms
Etymology
Fissure comes from the Latin fissura, meaning 'a split'. In anatomy it names a long, narrow 'groove' or 'gap' that divides an organ into parts, so a brain or liver fissure is a split that separates sections.