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Sulcus meaning

  1. A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
  2. A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.

Synonyms of Sulcus

fissure

Related words

Other words often associated with Sulcus or its synonyms:

cleft depression crevice opening imprint chap groove crack impression cranny gap

Using Sulcus

  • The main meaning on this page is: A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain. | A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.
  • Useful related words include: fissure.
  • In the example corpus, sulcus often appears in combinations such as: terminal sulcus, median sulcus, calcarine sulcus.

Context around Sulcus

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 25.8 words
  • Position in the sentence: 2 start, 4 middle, 6 end
  • Sentence types: 12 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

terminal 4× median 3× calcarine 2× orbital 1× buccal 1× harpagia 1× lateral 1×

Often after:

labelled 1× responds 1× divides 1×

Sentence patterns with Sulcus

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

the median sulcus 2× and terminal sulcus labelled above 1× by harpagia sulcus 1× fronto orbital sulcus and mirrors 1× the buccal sulcus 1× the calcarine sulcus of the 1× the calcarine sulcus responds strongly 1× the lateral sulcus in the 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

for example in 1× however its use 1× part of dark 1× presentation receptive aphasia 1× surface of the 1× the best preserved 1×

Common sentence endings:

the median sulcus 2× anterior oral part 1× by harpagia sulcus 1× its small size 1× of the brain 1× of visual field 1×

Words around Sulcus

Just before it in the word index:

sulci 4 sulcate 3 sulcata 3 sulbactam 2 sulba 2 sulaymaniyah 7

Just after it in the word index:

sulde 2 sule 116 suleika 3 suleiman 169 suleimani 67 suleja 20

Similar in corpus frequency:

aadi 15 aakash 15 aami 15 aayush 15 abcs 15 aberdonian 15

Corpus analysis for Sulcus

  • In this selection, "sulcus" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 25.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, terminal, median, calcarine, labelled, responds and divides stand out and add context to how "sulcus" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include the median sulcus and and terminal sulcus labelled above. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "sulcus" sits close to words such as aadi, aakash and aami, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with sulcus

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

The terminal sulcus divides the tongue into a posterior pharyngeal part and an anterior oral part. (16 words)

Part of dark Nicholson Regio is at lower left, bounded on its upper right by Harpagia Sulcus. (17 words)

The human tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by the terminal sulcus which is a V-shaped groove. (20 words)

Longer example sentences

Surface of the tongue Foramen cecum and terminal sulcus labelled above Tonge surface features The upper surface of the tongue is called the dorsum, and is divided by a groove into symmetrical halves by the median sulcus. (37 words)

For example, in humans, the upper bank of the calcarine sulcus responds strongly to the lower half of visual field (below the center), and the lower bank of the calcarine to the upper half of visual field. (37 words)

The left and right sides are also separated along most of its length by a vertical section of fibrous tissue (the lingual septum ) that results in a groove, the median sulcus on the tongue's surface. (36 words)

Example sentences (12)

Surface of the tongue Foramen cecum and terminal sulcus labelled above Tonge surface features The upper surface of the tongue is called the dorsum, and is divided by a groove into symmetrical halves by the median sulcus.

The best-preserved endocast from also lacks evidence of the fronto-orbital sulcus and mirrors the human form despite its small size.

For example, in humans, the upper bank of the calcarine sulcus responds strongly to the lower half of visual field (below the center), and the lower bank of the calcarine to the upper half of visual field.

However, its use is strongly associated with development of leukoplakia (a white patch in the mouth), usually in the buccal sulcus.

Part of dark Nicholson Regio is at lower left, bounded on its upper right by Harpagia Sulcus.

Presentation Receptive aphasia results from damage to Wernicke's area located posterior to the lateral sulcus in the left hemisphere of the brain.

The foramen cecum marks the end of this division (at about 2.5 cm from the root of the tongue) and the beginning of the terminal sulcus.

The human tongue is divided into anterior and posterior parts by the terminal sulcus which is a V-shaped groove.

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The left and right sides are also separated along most of its length by a vertical section of fibrous tissue (the lingual septum ) that results in a groove, the median sulcus on the tongue's surface.

The terminal sulcus divides the tongue into a posterior pharyngeal part and an anterior oral part.

This division is along the length of the tongue save for the very back of the pharyngeal part and is visible as a groove called the median sulcus.

This is a band of whiter tissue that can be observed with the naked eye in the fundus of the calcarine sulcus of the occipital lobe.

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Common combinations with sulcus

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "sulcus" in a sentence?
An example: "Surface of the tongue Foramen cecum and terminal sulcus labelled above Tonge surface features The upper surface of the tongue is called the dorsum, and is divided by a groove into symmetrical halves by the median sulcus." This page contains 10+ example sentences with the word "sulcus" from authentic English texts.
What does "sulcus" mean?
Sulcus means: A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
What are synonyms of "sulcus"?
Common synonyms of "sulcus" include: fissure.
How many example sentences with "sulcus" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains at least 10+ example sentences with "sulcus", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.