fornix
pronunciation
How to pronounce fornix in British English:
UK ['fɔ:nɪks]
How to pronounce fornix in American English:
US ['fɔnɪks]
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- Noun:
- generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
- 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
Word Origin
- fornix (n.)
- from 1680s in reference to various arched formations (especially in anatomy), from Latin fornix "arch, vaulted chamber, cellar, vaulted opening" (see fornication).
Example
- 1. You 'd have numerous and noticeable problems if your fornix weren 't functioning properly , including serious impairments in spatial learning and overall navigation .
- 2. In any event , once they 'd put the fornix to bed , olry and haines waited another decade or so before they revisited the sexy third ventricle .