Usually means: Boundary between parietal, occipital lobes.
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  1. parieto-occipital fissure: Merriam-Webster
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Medicine (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. parieto-occipital fissure: Merriam-Webster Medical Dictionary
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Definitions from WordNet (parieto-occipital fissure)

noun:  a sulcus near the posterior end of each hemisphere that separates the parietal lobes and the occipital lobes in both hemispheres


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