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CALCARINE SULCUS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum
Synonyms:
calcarine fissure; calcarine sulcus
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("calcarine sulcus" is a kind of...):
sulcus ((anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain)
Holonyms ("calcarine sulcus" is a part of...):
occipital cortex; occipital lobe (that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying in the back of the head)
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