English dictionary
fornix
/'f/O/rn/I/ks/
Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.
noun
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generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
Source: WordNet 3.0
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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
Synonyms trigonum cerebraleSource: WordNet 3.0
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An arch or fold; as, the <i>fornix</i>, or vault, of the cranium; the <i>fornix</i>, or reflection, of the conjuctiva.
Source: webster1913