Word | Definitions | Synonyms |
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fornix | (noun) 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 | Synonyms: trigonum cerebrale |
(noun) generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) | - | |
vernix | (noun) a white cheeselike protective material that covers the skin of a fetus | Synonyms: vernix caseosa |