calcarine sulcus


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Related to calcarine sulcus: cingulate gyrus, cuneus, lingual gyrus, collateral sulcus

calcarine sulcus

[′kal·kə‚rēn ′səl·kəs]
(anatomy)
A sulcus on the medial aspect of the occipital lobe of the cerebrum, between the lingual gyrus and the cuneus. Also known as calcarine fissure.
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