sulcus
sulcus
Definition
sul·cus (sul′kəs)
noun pl. -·ci-sī
- a groove or furrow
- Anat. any of the shallow grooves separating the convolutions of the brain
Etymology: L: see sulcate
sulcus
Usage Examples
Preposition: of
- frog: Thrush produces a foul smelling black discharge in the affected sulcus of the frog.
Adjective modifier
- intraparietal: A contrast of the segregated percept minus the fused percept showed parietal and occipital activation on the bank of the right intraparietal sulcus.
- superior: There is a small soft tissue density closely applied to the upper mediastinum on the right, in the superior sulcus.
- central: The central sulcus ( CS ) was identified by somatosensory evoked potential ( SEP ) phase reversal.
- right: A contrast of the segregated percept minus the fused percept showed parietal and occipital activation on the bank of the right intraparietal sulcus.
Modifies a noun
- terminalis: A V-shaped line, the sulcus terminalis, divides the tongue into an anterior 2/3 and a posterior 1/3.
- depth: Probing will reveal a sulcus depth greater than the normal.
Noun used with modifier
- gingival: Top J Junctional epithelium - the epithelium which seals the base of the gingival sulcus against the tooth.
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