falx

falx
A sickle-shaped structure. [L. sickle]
- f. aponeurotica SYN: inguinal f..
- cerebellar f. f. cerebelli.
- f. cerebelli [TA] a short process of dura mater projecting forward from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium; it occupies the posterior cerebellar notch and the vallecula, and bifurcates below into two diverging limbs passing to either side of the foramen magnum. SYN: cerebellar f., falcula.
- cerebral f. f. cerebri.
- f. cerebri [TA] the scythe-shaped fold of dura mater in the longitudinal fissure between the two cerebral hemispheres; it is attached anteriorly to the crista galli of the ethmoid bone and caudally to the upper surface of the tentorium. SYN: cerebral f..
- inguinal f. [TA] common tendon of insertion of the transversus and internal oblique muscles into the crest and tubercle of the pubis and iliopectineal line; it is frequently largely muscular rather than aponeurotic and may be poorly developed; forms posterior wall of medial inguinal canal. SYN: f. inguinalis [TA], conjoint tendon, tendo conjunctivus, conjoined tendon, f. aponeurotica, inguinal aponeurotic fold.
- f. inguinalis [TA] SYN: inguinal f..
- f. septi SYN: valve of foramen ovale.

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falx 'falks, 'fȯlks n, pl fal·ces 'fal-.sēz, 'fȯl- a sickle-shaped part or structure: as
a) FALX CEREBRI
b) FALX CEREBELLI

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n. (pl. falces)
a sickle-shaped fold of the dura mater that dips inwards from the skull in the midline, between the cerebral hemispheres.

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(falks) pl. falґces [L. “sickle”] a general term in anatomical nomenclature for a sickle-shaped organ or structure. falcial adj

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  • Falx — Angaben Waffenart: Schwert Verwendung …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • FALX — apud Pap. Stat. Achill. l. 2. v. 419. falcemqueve Getes arcumqueve Gelonus: Claud. de Laud. Stilic. l. I. v. 110. non falce Gelonus, Non arcu pepulêre Getae, non Sarmata conto: falcatum ensem notat, qualem recentiores sibynam, sive acinacem… …   Hofmann J. Lexicon universale

  • falx — término latino que significa hoz. Se emplean los términos falx cerebelli y falx cerebri para describir la hoz del cerebelo y del cerebro, respectivamente Diccionario ilustrado de Términos Médicos.. Alvaro Galiano. 2010 …   Diccionario médico

  • Falx — Falx, n. [L., a sickle.] (Anat.) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Falx — (lat.), 1) Sichel; 2) (Ant.), s. Falces. F. cerĕbri, F. cerebelli (Anat.), s. Gehirnhäute …   Pierer's Universal-Lexikon

  • Falx — (lat.; Mehrzahl Falces), Sichel, sichelförmiges Werkzeug (z. B. F. muralis, Stange mit sichelförmig gebogenem eisernen Ende, von den Römern bei Belagerungen zum Niederreißen von Mauern, Dämmen u. dgl. angewendet). F. cerebelli oder cerebri, s.… …   Meyers Großes Konversations-Lexikon

  • falx — cerebri; n.; pl. falces a sickle shaped fold of the dura mater that dips inwards from the skull in the midline, between the cerebral hemispheres …   The new mediacal dictionary

  • Falx — For other uses, see Falx (disambiguation). The Roman monument commemorating the Battle of Adamclisi clearly shows Dacian warriors wielding a two handed falx. Falx is a Latin word originally meaning sickle, but was later used to mean any of a… …   Wikipedia

  • Falx — Fạlx [aus lat. falx, Gen.: falcis = Sichel] w; , Fạlces: Sichel, sichelförmige Bindegewebsplatte (Anat.). Fạlx cerebẹlli: “Kleinhirnsichel“, sichelförmige Fortsetzung der harten Hirnhaut. Fạlx ce̱re|bri: “Großhirnsichel“, sichelförmige… …   Das Wörterbuch medizinischer Fachausdrücke

  • falx cerebri — falx …   The new mediacal dictionary

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