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Incisura vs Sulcus - What's the difference?

incisura | sulcus |

In anatomy terms the difference between incisura and sulcus

is that incisura is a notch or indent while sulcus is any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain.

incisura

English

Noun

(incisurae)
  • (anatomy) a notch or indent

    • Synonyms

    * incisure

    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 ----