falx

[falks, fawlks]

falx

[falks, fawlks]
noun, plural fal·ces [fal-seez, fawl-] . Anatomy.
a structure shaped like a sickle, as a fold of dura mater separating the cerebral hemispheres.

Origin:
1700–10; < Neo-Latin, Latin: sickle

fal·cial [fal-shuhl, fawl-] , adjective
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Falx is always a great word to know.
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ductless glands above the kidneys, consisting of a cortex producing steroidal hormones, and a medulla producing epinephrine and norepinephrine
pertaining to any of certain large veins of the neck collecting blood from the superficial parts of the head or collecting blood from within the skull
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falx (fālks, fôlks)
n. pl. fal·ces (fāl'sēz', fôl'-)
A sickle-shaped anatomical structure.

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