parieto-occipital sulcus
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parieto-occipital sulcus
An oblique groove on the medial surface of the brain, marking the boundary between the parietal and the occipital lobes. The calcarine fissure intersects the middle of the parieto-occipital sulcus.
See also: sulcus
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