sulcus
- A furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue, especially that marking the convolutions of the surface of the brain.
- A region of subparallel grooves or ditches formed by a geological process.
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈsʌl.kəs/
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin sulcus (“a furrow made by a plow”). Doublet of sullow ("plough").
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