Sulcus
Origin
From Latin
Noun
sulcus
(plural 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 arteriæ vertebralis
- sulcus tubae auditivae
- tympanic sulcus