Meanings
nouncentral sulcus (plural central sulci)
plural central sulci
- anatomyA fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe
Synonyms: Rolandic fissure
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the parietal lobe from the frontal lobe
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More synonyms by meaning
nouna brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes
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fissure of RolandoRolando's fissuresulcus centralis
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Translations
Finnish keskiuurre
- keskiuurrefissure in the cerebral cortex
Polish bruzda środkowa mózgu, bruzda Rolanda
- bruzda środkowa mózgufissure in the cerebral cortex
- bruzda Rolandafissure in the cerebral cortex
- szczelina Rolandafissure in the cerebral cortex
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APA
central sulcus. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20sulcus
MLA
“central sulcus.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20sulcus. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “central sulcus,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/central%20sulcus.
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