falcial

falcial
Relating to the falx cerebelli or falx cerebri. SYN: falcine.

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fal·cial 'fal-shəl, 'fȯl-, -chəl adj of or belonging to a falx

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • falcial — /fal sheuhl, cheuhl, fawl /, adj. Anat. of or pertaining to a falx. [ < NL; see FALX, IAL] * * * …   Universalium

  • falcial — adj. (Anatomy) of or pertaining to the falx (sickle shaped structure in the brain) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • falcial — fal·cial …   English syllables

  • falcial — ˈfalshəl, ˈfȯl , lch adjective Etymology: New Latin falc , falx + English ial : of or belonging to a falx * * * /fal sheuhl, cheuhl, fawl /, adj. Anat. of or pertaining to a falx. [ NL; see FALX, IAL] …   Useful english dictionary

  • falx — falcial /fal sheuhl, fawl /, adj. /falks, fawlks/, n., pl. falces /fal seez, fawl /. Anat. a structure shaped like a sickle, as a fold of dura mater separating the cerebral hemispheres. [1700 10; < NL, L: sickle] * * * …   Universalium

  • falcine — SYN: falcial …   Medical dictionary

  • falx — A sickle shaped structure. [L. sickle] f. aponeurotica SYN: inguinal f.. cerebellar f. f. cerebelli. f. cerebelli [TA] a short process of dura mater projecting forward from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium; it occupies the …   Medical dictionary

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