Fissure (disambiguation)

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A fissure is a narrow crack or opening in the Earth's surface

Fissure or fissures may also refer to:

Anatomy and healthcare

  • Fissure (anatomy), a groove, natural division, deep furrow, elongated cleft, or tear in various parts of the body
  • Fissure (botany), a split or crack; a line or opening of dehiscence.
  • Fissure (dentistry), a break in the tooth enamel
  • Sulcus (morphology), furrow or groove in the surface of a limb or an organ
  • Sulcus (neuroanatomy), a large depression or groove in the cerebral cortex

Geology

  • Fissure vein, a vein of ore aggregated in a fissure
  • Fissure vent, a linear volcanic vent through which lava erupts, usually without any explosive activity
  • Ice fissure, deep fracture or crevasse in glaciology

Art and entertainment

  • Fissures (album), a 1997 album by Robert Rich and Alio Die
  • Fissures (film), a 2009 film

People

  • Fissure (gamer), online alias of professional esports player Baek Chan-hyung

See also

  • All pages with titles beginning with Fissure
  • All pages with titles containing Fissure
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