Phrase Hound found 16 phrases and 13 compound words that contain fissure. The most common are listed below. Open fissure in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 16
- sylvian fissureA fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.
- fissure ventA volcanic vent from which lava flows, with minimal explosive activity; characteristic of shield volcanoes.
- orbital fissureEither of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit.
- anterior median fissureA groove along the anterior midline of the spinal cord that incompletely divides it into symmetrical halves.
- inferior orbital fissureOne of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated inferiorly between the greater wing of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla.
- superior orbital fissureOne of two openings transmitting nerves and blood vessels to or from the orbit, situated superiorly between the greater wing and the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone.
- palpebral fissureThe separation between the upper and lower eyelids.
- pterygomaxillary fissureA vertical gap between the lateral pterygoid plate of the pterygoid process of the sphenoid bone and the maxilla that descends at right angles to the medial end of the inferior orbital fissure and gives passage to part of the maxillary …
- fissure veinA crack in the surface of the Earth which contains mineral matter.
- fissure ventsplural of fissure vent: A volcanic vent from which lava flows, with minimal explosive activity; characteristic of shield volcanoes.
- longitudinal fissureA fissure in the cerebral cortex of primates; it separates the two hemispheres
- Rolandic fissureThe central sulcus.
- ape-fissureSynonym of Affenspalte: A major sulcus defining the primary visual cortex in apes and other monkey species.
- fissure needleA spiral needle designed for catching together the gaping lips of a wound.
- fissure needlesplural of fissure needle: A spiral needle designed for catching together the gaping lips of a wound.
- fissure veinsplural of fissure vein: A crack in the surface of the Earth which contains mineral matter.
Compound words 13
- fissuralPertaining to a fissure or fissures.
- contrafissureA fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
- fissurelessWithout fissures.
- fissurotomyAn incision into a fissure
- fissuryFull of fissures.
- counterfissureSynonym of contrafissure: A fissure or fracture on the side opposite to that which received the blow, or at some distance from it.
- fissurateTo have or develop fissures (typically referring to a broken thallus surface split by fine, narrow lines).
- fissurationThe act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
- fissurelikeResembling a fissure.
- fissurizationformation of a fissure