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sulcus

/ˈsʌl.kəs/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue.
  2. Any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
  3. A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

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