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fasciculus vs fornix

fornix vs fasciculus

fasciculus and fornix both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fasciculus Yes No No No
fornix Yes No No No
As nouns, fornix is a hyponym of fasciculus; that is, fornix is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than fasciculus:
  • fasciculus: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
  • fornix: 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
Other hyponyms of fasciculus include trigonum cerebrale, nerve, nervus.
fasciculus (noun) fornix (noun)
a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) 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
generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
Difference between fasciculus and fornix

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