Meanings
sylvian fissure1
plural sylvian fissures · alternative Sylvian fissure
- anatomyA fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
Synonyms: lateral sulcus
Sylvian fissure2
plural Sylvian fissures
- Alternative letter-case form of sylvian fissure.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
More synonyms by meaning
nounthe deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Translations
Esperanto cerbaflanka sulko
- cerbaflanka sulkofissure in the brain
Polish bruzda boczna mózgu, szczelina boczna
- bruzda boczna mózgufissure in the brain
- szczelina bocznafissure in the brain
- szczelina Sylwiuszafissure in the brain
Spanish cisura lateral, cisura de Silvio
- cisura lateralfissure in the brain
- cisura de Silviofissure in the brain
Cite this entry
sylvian fissure. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvian%20fissure
“sylvian fissure.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvian%20fissure. Accessed November 4, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sylvian fissure,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sylvian%20fissure.
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