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fornixes

fornixes 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.

Synonyms of fornixes

Questions about fornixes

What is fornixes the plural of?
Fornixes is the plural of fornix.

Words near fornixes in the dictionary

  1. forninst
  2. fornint
  3. forniphilia
  4. Fornis
  5. fornix
  6. fornixes
  7. Fornjot
  8. Fornovo di Taro
  9. Fornwalt
  10. Fornwalts
  11. fornyrðislag

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