fissuranoun [ C ]
uk/fɪˈsjʊə.rə/us/fɪˈsʊr.ə/plural fissurae specializeda Latin word meaning "fissure" (= a long, deep, narrow space in a surface), used in medical names and descriptions of the surface of the brain or spinal cord
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- abductor
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