Calcarine

/ˈkælkərɪn/ adjective

Relating to the calcarine sulcus, a groove on the inner surface of the brain's occipital lobe involved in vision.

From Latin 'calcar' (spur), because this brain groove resembles a spur in shape. First used by anatomists in the 19th century to describe this prominent brain feature.

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