FORNIX - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)
Categories: Body part
Meaning 2
Part of speech: 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
Categories: Fiber bundle, Fibre bundle, Fascicle, Fasciculus
Synonyms
Trigonum cerebrale, Fornix
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "fornix" was borrowed from Latin fornix.
🧩 Fun Fact
Medieval scholars created new Latin words for modern concepts, keeping the language alive for centuries.