fissure of Ro·lan·do /-roˈlæn(ˌ)do, ˈlɑn-/ 名詞
Fis·sure n. A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.
Cerebral fissures Anat., the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum.
Fissure needle Surg., a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight.
Fissure of rolando Anat., the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum.
Fissure of Sylvius Anat., a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust. under Brain.
Fissure vein Mining, a crack in the earth's surface filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.
fissure of Rolando
n : a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of
both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal
lobes [syn: Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus
centralis]