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Incisure vs Sulcus - What's the difference?

incisure | sulcus |

In anatomy|lang=en terms the difference between incisure and sulcus

is that incisure is (anatomy) a notch or indent while sulcus is (anatomy) any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain.

As nouns the difference between incisure and sulcus

is that incisure is (anatomy) a notch or indent while sulcus is (anatomy) a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue.

incisure

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (anatomy) a notch or indent

    • Synonyms

    * incisura

    Anagrams

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    sulcus

    English

    Noun

    (wikipedia sulcus) (sulci)
  • (anatomy) a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue
  • (anatomy) any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain
  • (planetology) subparallel grooves and ditches formed by geological processes

    • Derived terms

    * calcaneal sulcus * central sulcus * cingulate sulcus * coronal sulcus * interlabial sulcus * intermammary sulcus * lacrimal sulcus (sulcus lacrimalis) * lateral sulcus * malleolar sulcus * postcentral sulcus * preauricular sulcus * precentral sulcus * radial sulcus (musculospiral groove) * sagittal sulcus * sigmoid sulcus * sulcal * * sulcus tubae auditivae * tympanic sulcus ----