- fissure of Rolando
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/roh lan"doh, -lahn"-/.See central sulcus.[named after L. Rolando (d. 1831), Italian anatomist]
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fissure of Rolando — fissure of Ro·lan·do rō lan (.)dō, län n CENTRAL SULCUS Rolando Luigi (1773 1831) Italian anatomist and physiologist. Rolando did his early research on the anatomy and physiology of the nervous system in humans and animals, using comparative… … Medical dictionary
Fissure of rolando — Fissure Fis sure, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. [1913 Webster] {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fissure of Rolando — noun a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes • Syn: ↑Rolando s fissure, ↑central sulcus, ↑sulcus centralis • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebru … Useful english dictionary
Fissure — Fis sure, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. [1913 Webster] {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the furrows … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fissure needle — Fissure Fis sure, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. [1913 Webster] {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fissure of Sylvius — Fissure Fis sure, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. [1913 Webster] {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Fissure vein — Fissure Fis sure, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. [1913 Webster] {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Rolando's fissure — noun a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes • Syn: ↑fissure of Rolando, ↑central sulcus, ↑sulcus centralis • Hypernyms: ↑sulcus • Part Holonyms: ↑cerebrum … Useful english dictionary
Rolando line — a line on the head marking the position of the central cerebral sulcus (fissure of Rolando) beneath … Medical dictionary
fissure of Ro|lan|do — «roh LAN doh», a deep groove separating the frontal and parietal lobes of each hemisphere of the brain; central fissure. ╂[< Luigi Rolando, 1773 1831, an Italian anatomist] … Useful english dictionary
