posterior fornix

posterior fornix
pars posterior fornicis vaginae.

Medical dictionary. 2011.

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  • fórnix vaginal — fondos de saco anterior y posterior de la vagina Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • Fornix — In anatomy, a vaultlike or arched structure. Fornix is the Latin word for vault or arch. The fornix in the brain is a fibrous arching band connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fornix vaginae — The fornix of the vagina refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the vagina. The fornix vaginae is also known as the …   Medical dictionary

  • Fornix of brain — Infobox Brain Name = PAGENAME Latin = GraySubject = 189 GrayPage = 838 Caption = Diagram of the fornix. Right=anterior Caption2 = Scheme of rhinencephalon. IsPartOf = Components = Artery = Vein = BrainInfoType = hier BrainInfoNumber = 250… …   Wikipedia

  • Fornix uteri — The fornix of the uterus refers to the anterior (front) and posterior (back) recesses into which the upper vagina is divided. These vaultlike recesses are formed by protrusion of the cervix into the vagina. The fornix uteri is also known as the… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fornix cerebri — An arching fibrous band in the brain connecting the two lobes of the cerebrum. (The cerebrum is the largest part of the brain and consists of two hemispheres separated by a deep longitudinal fissure). Each fornix there are two in the brain is an… …   Medical dictionary

  • Fornix conjunctivae — The fornix of the conjunctivae refers to loose arching folds connecting the conjunctival membrane lining the inside of the eyelid with the conjunctival membrane covering the eyeball. In anatomy, a vaultlike or arched structure. Fornix is the… …   Medical dictionary

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  • posterior symblepharon — adhesion between the lid and the eyeball extending into the fornix …   Medical dictionary

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