Formulary
Formulary: 1. A collection of formulas, recipes, or prescriptions. 2. In medicine, a listing of prescription drugs approved for use.
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- Fornication
Fornication: Sexual intercourse that is “illicit”, outside of marriage. The term “fornication” has a close medical relative by the name of “fornix”, the word for “arch” in Latin. It seems that the Roman prostitutes used to hang out under the arches of certain public buildings. The act of carrying on an illicit relationship consequently came […]
- Fornix
Fornix: In anatomy, any vaultlike or arched structure, such as the fornix cerebri (an arching fibrous band in the brain).
- Fornix cerebri
Fornix cerebri: One of two arching fibrous bands in the brain that connect the two lobes of the cerebrum. Each of the two fornices in the brain is an arched tract of nerves.
- Fornix conjunctivae
Fornix conjunctivae: The loose arching folds that connect the conjunctival membrane lining the inside of the eyelid with the conjunctival membrane covering the ‘eyeball.
- Fornix uteri
Fornix uteri: 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 fornix vaginae (or the vaginal fornices) and the uterine fornices.