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Fornix uteri — The fornix of the uterus refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the vagina. The fornix uteri is also known as the… … Medical dictionary
Fornix vaginae — The fornix of the vagina refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the vagina. The fornix vaginae is also known as the … Medical dictionary
Fornix cerebri — An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and consists of two hemispheres separated by a deep longitudinal fissure). Each fornix there are two in the brain is an… … Medical dictionary
body part — noun any part of an organism such as an organ or extremity (Freq. 2) • Hypernyms: ↑part, ↑piece • Hyponyms: ↑saddle, ↑underpart, ↑horseback, ↑dock, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
Fornix — In anatomy, a vaultlike or arched structure. Fornix is the Latin word for vault or arch. The fornix in the brain is a fibrous arching band connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds… … Medical dictionary
Fornix of brain — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 838 Caption = Diagram of the fornix. Right=anterior Caption2 = Scheme of rhinencephalon. IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 250… … Wikipedia
body — 1. The head, neck, trunk, and extremities. The human b., consisting of head (caput), neck (collum), trunk (truncus), and limbs (membra). 2. The material part of a human, as distinguished from the … Medical dictionary
Body of lateral ventricle — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = pars centralis ventriculi lateralis GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 829 Caption = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities, viewed from above. Caption2 = Drawing of a cast of the ventricular cavities,… … Wikipedia
fornix — noun 1. generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) • Hypernyms: ↑body part 2. an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects… … Useful english dictionary
Uterine fornix — The fornix of the uterus (known in medical Latin as the fornix uteri ) refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the… … Medical dictionary
