falx cerebri
English
editEtymology
editUnadapted borrowing from New Latin falx cerebrī (“the sickle of the brain”).
Pronunciation
edit- (General American) IPA(key): /ˌfælks ˈsɛɹ.əˌbɹaɪ/
Noun
editfalx 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
editfold of the dura mater
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See also
editReferences
edit- “falx cerebri”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.