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Sulcus (
Latin for "
furrow ";
pl. sulci ) may refer to:
Sulcus primigenius , the sacred furrow created at the foundation of Roman cities in antiquity
Gingival sulcus , the space between a tooth and surrounding tissue
Gluteal sulcus , the horizontal crease in humans and certain other primates where the lower end of the buttocks join the thigh
Sulcus (morphology) , a groove, crevice or furrow in medicine, botany, and zoology
Sulcus (neuroanatomy) , a crevice on the surface of the brain
Sulcus (geology) , a long parallel groove on a planet or a moon
Coronal sulcus, the groove under the corona of the
glans penis
In botany, sulci in seeds or pollen grains are
colpi
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