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entity go
that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving)

physical entity go
an entity that has physical existence

thing go
a separate and self-contained entity

part, piece go
a portion of a natural object

body part go
any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity

groove, vallecula go
(anatomy) any furrow or channel on a bodily structure or part

fissure go
(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

sulcus
(anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain

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fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis go
a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres
fissure of Sylvius, Sylvian fissure, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri go
the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures
parieto-occipital sulcus, parieto-occipital fissure go
a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres
calcarine sulcus, calcarine fissure go
a sulcus in the mesial surface of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum