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Parieto-occipital fissure

noun

A sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres. Synonym: parieto-occipital sulcus.

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... hemispheres are asymmetrical; in the region where the parieto-occipital fissure is situated on the left hemisphere, the two hemispheres diverge from each other and form an edge which curves outward and backward, so that the cerebellum remains uncovered. On the lower surface of the frontal lobes there exists a strongly marked ethmoidal prominence. Neither of the fissures ...

— The Mind of the Child, Part II • W. Preyer