superior temporal sulcus


su·pe·ri·or tem·po·ral sul·cus

[TA] the longitudinal sulcus that separates the superior and middle temporal gyri. Synonym(s): sulcus temporalis superior [TA], superior temporal fissure

su·pe·ri·or tem·po·ral sul·cus

(sŭ-pēr'ē-ŏr tem'pŏr-ăl sŭl'kŭs) [TA] The longitudinal sulcus that separates the superior and middle temporal gyri.

superior temporal sulcus

A groove that runs from front to back along the lateral surface of the temporal lobe of the brain. It runs under and parallel to the Sylvian fissure, from which it is separated by the superior temporal gyrus. See also: sulcus