| Term Name: | longitudinal fissure |
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| Synonyms: | fissura interhemispherica, fissura longitudinalis cerebrales, fissura longitudinalis cerebri, fissura longitudinalis magna, LF, longitudinal fissure of hemisphere, longitudinal fissure of the cerebrum |
| Definition: | The deep groove which separates the two hemispheres of the vertebrate brain. The falx cerebri, a dural brain covering, lies within the medial longitudinal fissure. [WP,unvetted]. |
| Ontology: | Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002921] |