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   Fis·sure

   /ˈfiSHər/

   

   noun

   • 1. a long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
   • ▪ a long narrow opening in the form of a crack or groove, e.g., any of the spaces separating convolutions of the brain.
   • ▪ a state of incompatibility or disagreement: "the fissure between private sector business and the newly expanding public sector"

   verb

   • 1. split or crack (something) to form a long, narrow opening: "the dry years had cracked and fissured the cliffs"

   Word Origin late Middle English: from Old French, or from Latin fissura, from findere ‘to split’.

   Scrabble Points: 10

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Petrotympanic_fissurePetrotympanic fissure - Wikipedia

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   A branch of cranial nerve VII, the chorda tympani, runs through the fissure to join with the lingual nerve providing special sensory (taste) innervation to the tongue. Anterior tympanic artery and tympanic veins also pass through the structure. Petrotympanic fissure contains some of the fibers of the anterior ligament of malleus, which run on ...

3. www.merriam-webster.com › medical › primary fissurePrimary fissure Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

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   5 days ago · noun. : a fissure of the cerebellum that is situated between the culmen and declive and that marks the boundary between the anterior lobe and the posterior lobe.

4. www.merriam-webster.com › medical › oblique fissureOblique fissure Definition & Meaning | Merriam-Webster Medical

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   4 days ago · noun. : either of two fissures of the lungs of which the one on the left side of the body separates the superior lobe of the left lung from the inferior lobe and the one on the right separates the superior and middle lobes of the right lung from the inferior lobe. Dictionary Entries Near oblique fissure. oblique fissure. oblique popliteal ligament.

5. radiopaedia.org › articles › cartilage-injuryCartilage injury (overview) | Radiology Reference Article ...

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   5 days ago · The term cartilage injury or articular cartilage injury summarizes a spectrum of different cartilage lesions that are usually used in the context of hyaline cartilage damage within diarthrodial joints. In a narrower sense, the term cartilage injury describes types of articular injury with sparing of bone and the subchondral bone plate.

6. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › scissureScissure - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   5 days ago · scissure. Definitions of scissure. noun. a long narrow opening. synonyms: cleft, crack, crevice, fissure. see more.

7. learningradiology.com › incompletefissureLearning Radiology - Incomplete Fissure Sign

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   4 days ago · Incomplete Fissure. The black arrow points to a crescentric edge-like density that represents the medial border of an incomplete major fissure. The fissure is outlined by pleural fluid laterally. Signs in Imaging: The Incomplete Fissure Sign. Meghan G. Lubner, MD.

8. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › VulvaVulva - Wikipedia

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   2 days ago · In mammals, the vulva ( pl.: vulvas or vulvae) consists of the external female genitalia. The human vulva includes the mons pubis, labia majora, labia minora, clitoris, vulval vestibule, urinary meatus, vaginal opening, hymen, and Bartholin's and Skene's vestibular glands. The vulva includes the entrance to the vagina, which leads to the uterus ...