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Sulcus vs Sclerite - What's the difference?

sulcus | sclerite |

As nouns the difference between sulcus and sclerite

is that sulcus is (anatomy) a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue while sclerite is (biology) a hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.

sulcus

English

Noun

(wikipedia sulcus) (sulci)
  • (anatomy) a furrow or groove in an organ or a tissue
  • (anatomy) any of the grooves that mark the convolutions of the surface of the brain
  • (planetology) subparallel grooves and ditches formed by geological processes

    • Derived terms

    * calcaneal sulcus * central sulcus * cingulate sulcus * coronal sulcus * interlabial sulcus * intermammary sulcus * lacrimal sulcus (sulcus lacrimalis) * lateral sulcus * malleolar sulcus * postcentral sulcus * preauricular sulcus * precentral sulcus * radial sulcus (musculospiral groove) * sagittal sulcus * sigmoid sulcus * sulcal * * sulcus tubae auditivae * tympanic sulcus ----

    sclerite

    English

    (wikipedia sclerite)

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A hardened body part, especially in arthropod exoskeletons.

    • Anagrams

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