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fissure

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(fish′ŭr)

[ fissura, cleft]

1. A groove, natural division, cleft, slit, or deep furrow in the brain, liver, spinal cord, and other organs.
SYN: SEE: fissura; SEE: sulcus
2. An ulcer or cracklike sore.
3. A break in the enamel of a tooth.
fissural (fish′ŭ-răl), adj.

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Citation

Venes, Donald, editor. "Fissure." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2017. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766130/all/transverse_fissure.
Fissure. In: Venes D, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. 23rd ed. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766130/all/transverse_fissure. Accessed July 21, 2019.
Fissure. (2017). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary. Available from https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766130/all/transverse_fissure
Fissure [Internet]. In: Venes D, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2017. [cited 2019 July 21]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/766130/all/transverse_fissure.
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