sulcus

[ suhl-kuhs ]

/ ˈsʌl kəs /

noun, plural sul·ci [suhl-sahy]. /ˈsʌl saɪ/.

a furrow or groove.

Anatomy. a groove or fissure, especially a fissure between two convolutions of the brain.

Origin of sulcus

1655–65; Latin: furrow

OTHER WORDS FROM sulcus

sub·sul·cus, noun, plural sub·sul·ci.

Words nearby sulcus

Sukkur, sukuk, Sukuma, Sulawesi, sulcate, sulcus, sulcus of sclera, Suleiman I, sulf-, sulfa, sulfadiazine

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Example sentences from the Web for sulcus

A muscular ridge, called the crista terminalis, corresponding to the sulcus terminalis on the exterior.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2|Various
Sulcus longitudinalis in superiore latere perforatus serie punctorum.
The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4|Various
There is only one ciliated groove, the sulcus, in the stomodaeum.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various
These grooves are known as the sulcus and sulculus, and will be more particularly described hereafter.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

Each zooid has six tentacles; the stomodaeum is elongate, but the sulcus and sulculus are very feebly represented.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2|Various

British Dictionary definitions for sulcus

sulcus

/ (ˈsʌlkəs) /

noun plural -ci (-saɪ)

a linear groove, furrow, or slight depression

any of the narrow grooves on the surface of the brain that mark the cerebral convolutionsCompare fissure

Word Origin for sulcus

C17: from Latin

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Medical definitions for sulcus

sulcus

[ sŭl′kəs ]

n. pl. sul•ci (-kī, -sī)

Any of the grooves on the brain surface, bounding the gyri; a fissure.

A long narrow groove or depression, as in an organ or a tissue.

Other words from sulcus

sul′cal adj.

单词	sulcus
释义	sulcus [ suhl-kuhs ] / ˈsʌl kəs / noun, plural sul·ci [suhl-sahy]. /ˈsʌl saɪ/. a furrow or groove. Anatomy. a groove or fissure, especially a fissure between two convolutions of the brain. Origin of sulcus 1655–65; Latin: furrow OTHER WORDS FROM sulcus sub·sul·cus, noun, plural sub·sul·ci. Words nearby sulcus Sukkur, sukuk, Sukuma, Sulawesi, sulcate, sulcus, sulcus of sclera, Suleiman I, sulf-, sulfa, sulfadiazine Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for sulcus A muscular ridge, called the crista terminalis, corresponding to the sulcus terminalis on the exterior. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2\|Various Sulcus longitudinalis in superiore latere perforatus serie punctorum. The Journal of the Proceedings of the Linnean Society - Vol. 4\|Various There is only one ciliated groove, the sulcus, in the stomodaeum. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various These grooves are known as the sulcus and sulculus, and will be more particularly described hereafter. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various Each zooid has six tentacles; the stomodaeum is elongate, but the sulcus and sulculus are very feebly represented. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 2, Slice 2\|Various British Dictionary definitions for sulcus sulcus / (ˈsʌlkəs) / noun plural -ci (-saɪ) a linear groove, furrow, or slight depression any of the narrow grooves on the surface of the brain that mark the cerebral convolutionsCompare fissure Word Origin for sulcus C17: from Latin Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Medical definitions for sulcus sulcus [ sŭl′kəs ] n. pl. sul•ci (-kī, -sī) Any of the grooves on the brain surface, bounding the gyri; a fissure. A long narrow groove or depression, as in an organ or a tissue. Other words from sulcus sul′cal adj. The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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