fornix
IPA: fˈɔrnɪks
noun
- (anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
- The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
- (neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
- The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.
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Examples of "fornix" in Sentences
- The fimbria goes on to become the fornix.
- It is near the posterior fornix of the vagina.
- Each foramen is bounded by the fornix and thalamus.
- The efferent axons of the subiculum follow the fornix.
- It projects to the hippocampal formation through the fornix.
- The fornix is said to be another possible orgasm trigger area.
- It runs as a sheet from the corpus callosum down to the fornix.
- They are located at the ends of the anterior arches of the fornix.
- If it is, this stub should be merged with the vaginal fornix article.
- The vesicouterine excavation is close to the anterior fornix of the vagina.