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fornices

US/ˈfɔɹ.nəˌsiz/

fornices is the plural of fornix.

Meaning of fornix

Noun

fornix (plural fornices)

  1. The junction where the conjunctiva lining the eyelid meets the conjunctiva overlying the sclera.
  2. 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.

Questions about fornices

What is fornices the plural of?
Fornices is the plural of fornix.
How do you pronounce fornices?
Fornices is pronounced /ˈfɔɹ.nəˌsiz/ (US).

Words near fornices in the dictionary

  1. fornicatress
  2. fornicatresses
  3. fornicatrices
  4. fornicatrix
  5. forniceal
  6. fornices
  7. forniciform
  8. fornicology
  9. Fornigate
  10. fornigh
  11. forninst

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