About The Word Fornix
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Fornix
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What's The Definition Of Fornix?
[n] 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 | Synonyms for Fornix: Related Terms | Find terms related to Fornix: See Also | brain | carina fornicis | encephalon | fascicle | fasciculus | fiber bundle | fibre bundle Fornix In Webster's Dictionary \For"nix\, n.; pl. {Fornices}. [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.
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