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calcarine

 
Dictionary: Cal·ca·rine

a.

(Anat.) Pertaining to, or situated near, the calcar of the brain.


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(kăl'kə-rīn', -rēn')
adj.
  1. Relating to or having a calcar.
  2. Having the shape of a spur.
Veterinary Dictionary: calcarine
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1. spur-shaped.
2. pertaining to the calcar avis.

  • c. sulcus — a sulcus of the medial surface of the occipital lobe, separating the cuneus from the lingual gyrus.
 
 
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