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sulcus

sul·cus

UK/ˈsʌl.kəs/ uncommon

noun

1.

(anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain

Origin

Borrowed from Latin sulcus (“a furrow made by a plow”). Doublet of sullow ("plough").

Phrases

  • gluteal sulcus
  • intermammary sulcus
  • sulcus cutis

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