Sulcus
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Sulcus (pl. sulci) is a Latin word :
- used in Latin to refer to a groove, furrow or trench.
- used in planetary geology to refer to subparallel grooves and ditches formed by geological processes. See Sulcus (geology)
- used in medicine to refer to grooves, crevices, and furrows. e.g., superior pulmonary sulcus See Sulcus (anatomy)
Sulci is also an ancient town in Southwest Sardinia, notable for the Battle of Sulci that was fought off its coast in 258 BC.