Medical Definition of Occipitotemporal sulcus

1. A long, deep sagittal fissure on the undersurface of the temporal lobe, marking the border between the fusiform gyrus laterally and the hippocampal and lingual gyri medially; the great depth of the collateral sulcus results in a bulging of the floor of the occipital and temporal horn of the lateral ventricle, the collateral eminence. Synonym: sulcus collateralis, sulcus occipitotemporalis, collateral fissure, fissura collateralis, occipitotemporal sulcus. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Occipitotemporal Sulcus

occipitofrontal diameter
occipitofrontal fasciculus
occipitofrontal muscle
occipitofrontalis
occipitofrontalis muscle
occipitomastoid
occipitomastoid suture
occipitomental
occipitomental diameter
occipitomental projection
occipitoparietal
occipitopontine tract
occipitoposterior position
occipitotectal tract
occipitotemporal
occipitotemporal sulcus (current term)
occipitothalamic
occipitothalamic radiation
occipitotransverse position
occiput
occiputs
occision
occisions
occlude
occluded
occluded front
occluded fronts
occluded virus
occludens junction
occludent

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