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

Related forms

fal·cial

[fal-shuhl, fawl-] , adjective

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Falx is always a great word to know.

So is extrinsic. Does it mean:

a natural division or groove in an organ, as in the brain

originating outside the anatomical limits of certain muscles or nerves

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falx (fālks, fôlks)
n. pl. fal·ces (fāl'sēz', fôl'-)
A sickle-shaped anatomical structure.

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