Anterior median fissure
anterior median fissure
anterior median fissure n.
the longitudinal groove in the midline of the anterior aspect of the medulla oblongata, continuous with the anterior median fissure of the spinal cord and ending at the foramen cec-m medullae oblongatae.
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