lateral occipital sulcus
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Related to lateral occipital sulcus: calcarine sulcus, transverse occipital sulcus, temporal sulcus, frontal sulcus
lat·er·al oc·cip·i·tal sul·cus
one of several variable sulci on the lateral aspect of the occipital lobe of each cerebral hemisphere, bounding the lateral occipital convolutions.
Synonym(s): sulcus occipitalis lateralis
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lateral occipital sulcus
A short transverse groove on the lower lateral surface of the occipital lobe of the brain. It separates the superior and the inferior occipital gyri.
See also: sulcus
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