Term Name:	lateral sulcus
Synonyms:	fissura lateralis, fissura lateralis cerebri, fissura lateralis cerebri (sylvii), fissure of Sylvius, lateral fissure of Sylvius, LS, sulcus cerebri lateralis (Sylvii), sulcus lateralis, sulcus lateralis cerebri, Sylvian fissure, Sylvian sulcus
Definition:	A sulcus that divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below. It is in both hemispheres of the brain but is longer in the left hemisphere. The lateral sulcus is one of the earliest-developing sulci of the human brain. It first appears around the fourteenth gestational week[WP,modified].
Ontology:	Uberon Ontology [UBERON:0002721]