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Fornix

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For′nix

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Noun.
;
pl.
Fornices
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[L., an arch.]
(Anat.)
(a)
An arch or fold;
as, the
fornix
, or vault, of the cranium; the
fornix
, or reflection, of the conjuctiva.
(b)
Esp., two longitudinal bands of white nervous tissue beneath the lateral ventricles of the brain.

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