Sylvius, Jacobus

Sylvius, Jacobus

(sil've-us) Jacobus Sylvius, Latinization of Jacques Dubois, Fr. anatomist, 1478–1555.

aqueduct of Sylvius

A narrow canal from the third to the fourth ventricle. Synonym: aqueductus cerebri; cerebral aqueduct; sylvian aqueduct