noun
pl. for′ni·ces· any of several anatomical arches or folds, such as the vault of the pharynx or the upper part of the vagina
Origin of fornix
Modern Latin from L, an archfornix
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fornix
noun
pl. for·ni·ces,An archlike anatomical structure or fold, such as the arched band of white matter beneath the corpus callosum of the brain.
Origin of fornix
Latin arch, vault ; see gwher- in Indo-European roots.THE AMERICAN HERITAGE® DICTIONARY OF THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE, FIFTH EDITION by the Editors of the American Heritage Dictionaries. Copyright © 2016, 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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fornix - Medical Definition
n.
pl. fornices (-nĭ-sēz′)An archlike anatomical structure or fold, such as the arched band of white matter beneath the corpus callosum of the brain.
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