FORNICES

FORNIX

fornix, trigonum cerebrale

(noun) an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies

fornix

(noun) generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

fornices

plural of fornix

Anagrams

• conifers, fir-cones, forensic, forinsec, inforces

Source: Wiktionary


FORNIX

For"nix, n.; pl. Fornices. Etym: [L., an arch.] (Anat.) (a) An arch or fold; as, the fornix, or vault, of the cranium; the fornix, or reflection, of the conjuctiva. (b) Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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