sulcus.
A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
Meaning & usage
A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
The sulci and gyri are the grooves and ridges, respectively.
A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.
Where this word comes from
Borrowed from Latin sulcus (“a furrow made by a plow”). Doublet of sullow ("plough").
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