falx cerebri
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.