falx cerebri
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English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Unadapted borrowing from New Latin falx cerebrī (“the sickle of the brain”).
Pronunciation
[edit]- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfælks ˈsɛɹ.əˌbɹaɪ/
Noun
[edit]falx cerebri (plural falces cerebrorum)
- (anatomy) The larger of the two folds of dura mater separating the hemispheres of the brain that lies between the cerebral hemispheres and contains the sagittal sinuses.
Translations
[edit]fold of the dura mater
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See also
[edit]References
[edit]- “falx cerebri”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.