Falx
[falks, fawlks] /fælks, fɔlks/
noun, plural falces
[fal-seez, fawl-] /ˈfæl siz, ˈfɔl-/ (Show IPA). Anatomy.
1.
a structure shaped like a sickle, as a fold of dura mater separating the cerebral hemispheres.
falx (fālks, fôlks)
n. pl. fal·ces (fāl’sēz’, fôl’-)
A sickle-shaped anatomical structure.
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