pseudosylvian

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English

Etymology

From pseudo- +‎ Sylvian.

Adjective

pseudosylvian (not comparable)

  1. (anatomy) Describing an extension of the lateral sulcus on each hemisphere of the brain
    • 2015 August 6, “A New Late Miocene Odobenid (Mammalia: Carnivora) from Hokkaido, Japan Suggests Rapid Diversification of Basal Miocene Odobenids”, in PLOS ONE, →DOI:
      The pseudosylvian sulcus is weakly present, and it is located just above the temporal fossa.