SYLVIAN
\sˈɪlvi͡ən], \sˈɪlviən], \s_ˈɪ_l_v_iə_n]\
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Described for or named after Sylvius; as S. aqueduct (see Aqueduct of Sylvius); S. fissure, the great fissure on the side of the cerebrum separating the temporal from the parietal and frontal lobes; S. artery, the middle cerebral artery contained in the S. fissure; S. line, drawn from a point three-fourths of an inch beneath the boss of the parietal bone to the external angula process of the frontal bone and indicating the direction of the S. fissure; S. veins, in the S. fissure, carrying blood from the insula into basilar vein.
By Alexander Duane
