Akademik

Sylvian aqueduct

noun

a canal connecting the third and fourth ventricles

• Syn: ↑cerebral aqueduct, ↑aqueductus cerebri

• Hypernyms: ↑duct, ↑epithelial duct, ↑canal, ↑channel

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\\ˈsilvēən-\ noun

Usage: usually capitalized S

Etymology: sylvian from Sylvius (Jacques Dubois) died 1555 French anatomist + English -an

: aqueduct of sylvius

Useful english dictionary. 2012.