fornixnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈfɔː.nɪks/us/ˈfɔːr.nɪks/plural fornices specializedany arched structures in the body, especially the fornix of the brain
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Substances & structures in the body
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Examples from literature
- The corpus callosum and the fornix were undeveloped.