fornix

See also: fórnix

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Etymology

Borrowing from Latin fornix (“an arch, vault”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfɔː(ɹ).nɪks/

Noun

fornix (plural fornices)

1. (anatomy) An archlike or vaulted structure or fold:
   1. The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
   2. (neuroanatomy) A triangular area of white matter in the mammalian brain beneath the corpus callosum and between the hippocampus and the hypothalamus.
   3. The vaulted upper part of the vagina surrounding the uterine cervix.

Derived terms

• fornical
• fornicate
• forniceal
• fornix vaginae

Translations

archlike or vaulted structure or fold

Catalan: fòrnix m Chinese: Mandarin: 穹窿 (zh) (qiónglóng, (Taiwan) qiōnglóng) Finnish: holvi (fi), pohjukka Spanish: fórnix m

brain part

Catalan: fòrnix m Chinese: Mandarin: 穹窿 (zh) (qiónglóng, (Taiwan) qiōnglóng) Esperanto: fornikso Finnish: aivokaari Polish: sklepienie (pl) n Spanish: fórnix m

References

• “fornix”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
• “fornix”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.