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FALX
Etymology
Noun
falx (plural falxes or falces)
(historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
Any sickle-shaped part or process.
(anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
(anatomy) A chelicera.
(anatomy) A snake's poison fang.
(anatomy) A rotula of a sea urchin.
Anagrams
• Flax, flax
Source: Wiktionary
Falx, n. Etym: [L., a sickle.] (Anat.)
Definition: A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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