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fornix vs fascicle

fascicle vs fornix

fornix and fascicle both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
fornix Yes No No No
fascicle Yes No No No
As nouns, fascicle is a hypernym of fornix; that is, fascicle is a word with a broader meaning than fornix:
  • 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
  • fascicle: a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
Other hypernyms of fornix include fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle.
fornix (noun) fascicle (noun)
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 a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)
generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) an installment of a printed work
Difference between fornix and fascicle

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