sulcus
Definition from Wiktionary, the free dictionary
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[edit] English
[edit] Etymology
From Latin
[edit] Noun
Wikipedia 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
[edit] Derived terms
- calcaneal sulcus
- central sulcus
- cingulate 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
- sulcus arteriæ vertebralis
- sulcus tubae auditivae
- tympanic sulcus
[edit] Latin
[edit] Noun
sulcus (genitive sulcī); m, second declension
[edit] Inflection
| Number | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| nominative | sulcus | sulcī |
| genitive | sulcī | sulcōrum |
| dative | sulcō | sulcīs |
| accusative | sulcum | sulcōs |
| ablative | sulcō | sulcīs |
| vocative | sulce | sulcī |
