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calcarine fissure ThesaurusNoun | 1. | calcarine fissure - a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrumcalcarine sulcussulcus - (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brainoccipital cortex, occipital lobe - that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head |
calcarine fissure
calcarine fissure[′kal·kə‚rēn ′fish·ər] (anatomy) calcarine sulcus calcarine fissure
cal·ca·rine sul·cus [TA] a deep fissure on the medial aspect of the cerebral cortex, extending on an arched line from the isthmus of the fornicate gyrus back to the occipital pole, marking the border between the lingual gyrus below and the cuneus above it. The cortex in the depth of the sulcus corresponds to the horizontal meridian of the contralateral half of the visual field. Synonym(s): sulcus calcarinus [TA], calcarine fissure, fissura calcarina, posthippocampal fissurecalcarine fissureThe fissure extending from the occipital end of the cerebrum to the occipitoparietal fissure.See also: fissurecalcarine fissure A conspicuous groove in the visual area of the brain at the back (occipital cortex). Also called the calcarine sulcus.calcarine fissure Related to calcarine fissure: parieto-occipital sulcus, cerebral sulciSynonyms for calcarine fissurenoun a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrumSynonymsRelated Words- sulcus
- occipital cortex
- occipital lobe
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