Look up: fissure

1. fissure
   A narrow opening or crack of considerable length and depth.
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2. fissure
   [n] - (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes 2. [v] - break into fissures or fine cracks
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3. Fissure
   cleft-like grooves in the chewing surface of the back teeth.
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4. Fissure
   a groove or slit on the body or in an organ
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5. fissure
   A split or crack through the skin
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6. Fissure
   Fissure: A cleft or groove. A fissure can be normal or abnormal. A fissure in the cerebral cortex is a normal feature. It is a deep fold that involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. A fissure in the anus is distinctly abnormal. It is a painful crack in the edge of the anus and is very painf...
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7. Fissure
   Fis'sure noun [ Latin fissura , from findere , fissum , to cleave, split; akin to English bite : confer French fissure .] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a ro...
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8. Fissure
   Fis'sure transitive verb To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture.
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9. fissure
   <anatomy> Any cleft or groove, normal or otherwise, especially a deep fold in the cerebral cortex which involves the entire thickness of the brain wall. ... Origin: L. Fissura ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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10. fissure
    noun (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
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11. fissure
    verb break into fissures or fine cracks
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12. fissure
    (fish´әr) a narrow slit or cleft. one of the deeper or more constant furrows separating the gyri of the brain. See also sulcus. a deep cleft in the surface of a tooth, usually due to imperfect fusion of the enamel of the adjoining dental lobes. It can be treated with a dental sealant to...
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13. Fissure
    • (v. t.) To cleave; to divide; to crack or fracture. • (n.) A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock.
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14. fissure
    (from the article `coloboma`) failure of one or more structures in the eye to fuse during embryonic life, creating a congenital fissure in that eye. Frequently several structures ... ...The right lung represents 56 percent of the total lung volume and is composed of three lobes, a superior, middle, and inferior lobe, separated ... [2...
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15. fissure
    (L. fissura) any cleft or groove, normal or otherwise; especially a deep fold in the cerebral cortex which involves the entire thickness of the brain wall.
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16. Fissure
    Opening or crack in the Earth's crust.
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17. FISSURE
    An open crack in rock or soil.
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18. Fissure
    An extensive crack, break, or fracture in the rocks.
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19. Fissure
    (F fissure, R fisura, crapatura) crack or split
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20. fissure
    
    • a long narrow depression in a surface
    • a long narrow opening
    • (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes
    
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21. fissure
    Type: Term Pronunciation: fish′ŭr Definitions: 1. A deep furrow, cleft, or slit; a gap between bones or bony elements. (For most of the brain fissures, see entries under sulcus.) 2. In dentistry, a developmental break or fault in the tooth enamel. Synonyms: fissura1
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22. Fissure
    A linear loss of the top two layers of skin, the dermis and epidermis, with sharply defined, nearly verticle walls. Pronunciation: FISH-er (noun)Also Known As: Chapped hands and lips, eczema, intertrigo, perleche.
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23. Fissure
    A large crack in the ground allowing magma to travel up and erupt onto the surface
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24. Fissure
    (fish'ur) (Latin. Fissura - a splitting)
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25. fissure
    Latin = a cleft.
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