Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

sylvian fissure

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.71 in modern English

Syllables: syl-vian -fis-sure
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

14

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.

noun

Alternative letter-case form of sylvian fissure.

Inflected Forms

sylvian fissures (plural)

Synonyms

lateral sulcus fissure of sylvius lateral cerebral sulcus sulcus lateralis cerebri

Questions

What does sylvian fissure mean?: A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.

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