As a noun sulcus
is (anatomy) a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue.
As an adjective sulciform is
having the form of a sulcus.
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
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* sulcus tubae auditivae
* tympanic sulcus
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