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- sulcus (n.)



[sulcus 词源字典] - plural sulci, "fissure between convolutions of the brain," 1833, from medical use of Latin sulcus "furrow, trench, ditch, wrinkle," apparently literally "the result of plowing," from PIE *selk- "to pull, draw" (cognates: Greek holkos "furrow," Old English sulh "plow," Lithuanian velku "I draw").[sulcus etymology, sulcus origin, 英语词源]