fornix

1 generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)

2 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 [syn: trigonum cerebrale] [also: fornices (pl)]

English

Noun

1. An archlike structure or fold.
2. Specifically, the arched bundle of fibres or axons at the base of the brain.

Derived terms

• fornical
• fornicate
• forniceal
• fornix vaginae

Fornix ("arch") can refer to:

• Fornix of brain
• Fornix vaginae

• It is the root of fornication.