fornix

  • 61fornix — n. arch like formation (Anatomy) …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 62fornix — for·nix …

    English syllables

  • 63fornix — for•nix [[t]ˈfɔr nɪks[/t]] n. pl. ni•ces [[t] nəˌsiz[/t]] anat. any of various arched or vaulted anatomical structures, as the triangular bands of white fibers beneath the corpus callosum of the mammalian brain • Etymology: 1675–85; < L: vault …

    From formal English to slang

  • 64fornix — /ˈfɔnɪks/ (say fawniks) noun (plural fornices /ˈfɔnəsiz/ (say fawnuhseez)) Biology any of various arched or vaulted structures, as an arching fibrous formation in the brain. {Latin: arch, vault} …

  • 65Fornix — Fọr|nix, der; , ...nices <lateinisch> (Medizin Gewölbe eines Organs) …

    Die deutsche Rechtschreibung

  • 66fornix — /fornaks/ A brothel; fornication …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 67fornix — /fornaks/ A brothel; fornication …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 68fornix — A brothel; a house of prostitution …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 69fornix — 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

  • 70gastric fornix — fornix gastricus [TA] a term used in radiographic anatomy to refer to the arch of the fundus of the stomach. Called also f. of stomach, f. ventricularis, and f. ventriculi …

    Medical dictionary