fornix

[ fawr-niks ]
/ ˈfɔr nɪks /

noun, plural for·ni·ces [fawr-nuh-seez] /ˈfɔr nəˌsiz/. Anatomy.

any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain.

Origin of fornix

1675–85; < Latin: vault, arch

OTHER WORDS FROM fornix

for·ni·cal, adjective

Words nearby fornix

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British Dictionary definitions for fornical

fornix
/ (ˈfɔːnɪks) /

noun plural -nices (-nɪˌsiːz)

anatomy any archlike structure, esp the arched band of white fibres at the base of the brain

Derived forms of fornix

fornical, adjective

Word Origin for fornix

C17: from Latin; see fornicate ²

Medical definitions for fornical

fornix
[ fôr′nĭks ]

n. pl. for•ni•ces (-nĭ-sēz′)

An arch-shaped structure, especially the arch-shaped roof of an anatomical space.
The compact bundle of white fiber by which the hippocampus of each cerebral hemisphere projects to the opposite hippocampus and to the septum, the anterior nucleus of the thalamus, and the mamillary body.