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sulcus vs parieto-occipital sulcus

parieto-occipital sulcus vs sulcus

sulcus and parieto-occipital sulcus both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sulcus Yes No No No
parieto-occipital sulcus Yes No No No
As nouns, parieto-occipital sulcus is a hyponym of sulcus; that is, parieto-occipital sulcus is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than sulcus:
  • sulcus: (anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain
  • parieto-occipital sulcus: a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres
sulcus (noun) parieto-occipital sulcus (noun)
(anatomy) any of the narrow grooves in an organ or tissue especially those that mark the convolutions on the surface of the brain a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres
Difference between sulcus and parieto-occipital sulcus

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