noun
- plural of scissure; clefts, fissures, or splits in anatomical structures
Usage: medical; anatomical
Examples
- The brain’s scissures divide the cerebral hemispheres into distinct lobes.
- Anatomists study the various scissures found in human tissue.
- The scissures in the lung tissue were clearly visible on the scan.
- Medical students learn to identify different scissures during dissection.
- The surgeon carefully avoided the natural scissures in the organ.