Groove, natural division, cleft, slit, or deep furrow in organs; an ulcer or cracklike sore.<\/p>\n
A crack or groove on a surface.<\/p>\n
A major groove in the surface of the brain, teeth, or other organ.<\/p>\n
A crack or groove in the skin, tissue or an organ.<\/p>\n
Any of the deep grooves of the outer covering of the brain.<\/p>\n
A groove or cleft; e.g. the fissure of Sylvius is the groove that separates the temporal lobe of the brain from the frontal and parietal lobes<\/p>\n
A term applied both to clefts of normal anatomical structure and also to small narrow ulcers occurring in skin and mucous membrane. The latter type of fissure occurs especially at the corners of the mouth and at the anus.<\/p>\n
A crack in the skin that penetrates the dermis. Examples are severely cracked and\/or chapped\u00a0 ands or lips.<\/p>\n
A fissure refers to a crevice or indentation, which can either be a natural occurrence or an abnormality. For example, a dental fissure is a natural flaw in a tooth’s enamel where decay typically begins. The Sylvian fissure is a prominent indent that divides the brain’s temporal lobe from the frontal and parietal lobes. An anal fissure refers to a rip that happens within the anal canal.<\/p>\n
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Groove, natural division, cleft, slit, or deep furrow in organs; an ulcer or cracklike sore. A crack or groove on a surface. A major groove in the surface of the brain, teeth, or other organ. A crack or groove in the skin, tissue or an organ. Any of the deep grooves of the outer covering […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3338","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-f"],"yoast_head":"\n