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fissure of Rolando

fissure of Rolando

8.6
A deep groove on the side of the brain that separates the front part from the part behind it
  • noun
  • /ˈfɪʃər əv roʊˈlændoʊ/
  • Specialized
translation icon : fisura de Rolando
  • The fissure of Rolando marks the boundary between the frontal and parietal lobes in the brain.

Examples

  • Neurosurgeons use the fissure of Rolando as an important landmark during brain surgery.

  • Damage near the fissure of Rolando can affect both sensory and motor functions.

  • The fissure of Rolando plays a crucial role in motor control.

  • Neuroscientists study the fissures of Rolando to understand brain function.

  • Damage near the fissure of Rolando can affect both sensory and motor functions.

  • Neurosurgeons use the fissure of Rolando as an important landmark during brain surgery.

  • The fissure of Rolando marks the boundary between the frontal and parietal lobes in the brain.

Synonyms

Rolando's fissure
vsfissure of Rolando
  • Archaic
9.4

A deep groove on the side of the brain that separates the front and top parts

is the same structure but expressed by a different standard name
sulcus centralis
vsfissure of Rolando
  • Specialized
7.5

A deep groove on the side of the brain that separates the front part from the upper middle part

is the same structure but named in English rather than Latin
central sulcus
vsfissure of Rolando
  • Specialized
6.5

A deep groove on the brain surface that separates the front and top parts

is the identical anatomical groove usually referred to by a different formal term

Surface Forms

fissure of Rolando singular
fissures of Rolando plural

Morphology

fissure + of + Rolando

A learner who knows 'fissure' will infer this is a long narrow groove, so part of the meaning (that it is a groove in the brain) is transparent. However, 'Rolando' is an eponymic proper name that gives no information about location or function (central sulcus), so the specific anatomical identity and role are not derivable from the constituents.

Etymology

The name fissure of Rolando comes from the word fissure, meaning a 'deep groove', and from the doctor Rolando who first described it. So, fissure of Rolando is the deep groove called the 'central sulcus' that marks the border between the frontal and parietal parts of the brain.