(Roman mythology) Short for Princess Rhea Silvia, the mother of Romulus and Remus, founders of Rome. / (astronomy) 87 Sylvia, a main belt asteroid; named for Rhea Silvia, mother of Romulus and Remus.

The phenomenon that poets are more susceptible to mental illness than other creative writers.

(neuroanatomy) A fissure in the brain which divides the frontal lobe and parietal lobe above from the temporal lobe below.

(anatomy) The point on the human skull nearest the Sylvian fissure.

(anatomy) Synonym of cerebral aqueduct

(anatomy) The deep middle cerebral vein. / (anatomy) The superficial middle cerebral vein.

plural of Sylvian vein

plural of Sylvian point

plural of Sylvian aqueduct

Alternative letter-case form of sylvian fissure