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Definition of Scissure
1. Noun. A long narrow opening.
Specialized synonyms: Chap, Chink, Crevasse, Fatigue Crack, Break, Fault, Faulting, Fracture, Geological Fault, Shift, Rift, Slit, Split, Vent, Volcano
Generic synonyms: Gap, Opening
Derivative terms: Crack, Fissure
Definition of Scissure
1. n. A longitudinal opening in a body, made by cutting; a cleft; a fissure.
Definition of Scissure
1. a lengthwise cut [n -S]
Medical Definition of Scissure
1. 1. Cleft or fissure. 2. A splitting. Synonym: scissure. Origin: L. (05 Mar 2000)
Lexicographical Neighbors of Scissure
Literary usage of Scissure
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"Postero-parietal (scissure ile Rolando, Leuret). e. Sylvian. f. ... Calcarine (posterior
part of the scissure des hippocampes). m. Dentate. n. ..."
2. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley, Michael Foster (1899)
"Temporo-occipital (scissure perpendiculaire externe). ... Calcarine (posterior
part of the scissure des hippocampes). m. Dentate. n. Collateral. ca, cd, cp, ..."
3. The Scientific Memoirs of Thomas Henry Huxley by Thomas Henry Huxley (1899)
"Postero-parietal (scissure de Rolando, Leuret). e. Sylvian. f. ... Calcarine (posterior
part of the scissure des hippocampes). in. Dentate. ;;. Collateral. ..."
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