Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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fornix | Yes | No | No | No |
carina fornicis | Yes | No | No | No |
fornix (noun) | carina fornicis (noun) |
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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 | ridge on the lower surface of the fornix of the brain |
generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) |