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“fornices”
fornix (s), fornices (pl)
1. Any arch-like structure or the concave recess produced by such a structure.
2. An archlike anatomical structure or fold, such as the arched band of white matter located beneath the corpus callosum of the brain.
2. An archlike anatomical structure or fold, such as the arched band of white matter located beneath the corpus callosum of the brain.
- The fornix in the brain is a fibrous arching band connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum.
- The fornix of the conjunctivae or loose arching folds connecting the conjunctival membrane lining the inside of the eyelid with the conjunctival membrane covering the eyeball.
- The fornix of the vagina is the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided.
- Fornix is the Latin word for "vault or arch".
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fornic-, fornix-
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“fornices”
1. The loose arching folds connecting the membrane lining the inside of the eyelids with the membranes covering the eyeballs.
2. In anatomy, a vaultlike or arched structure.
3. Etymology: fornix is the Latin word for "vault" or "arch".
2. In anatomy, a vaultlike or arched structure.
3. Etymology: fornix is the Latin word for "vault" or "arch".
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junct-, jug-, join-
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