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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…

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6
Starts with
F
Ends with
X
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OR
Scrabble score
16
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

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noun

  1. 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

noun

  1. generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space)

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