fornix
fornix (for-niks) n. (pl. fornices) an arched or vaultlike structure. f. cerebri a triangular structure of white matter in the brain, situated between the hippocampus and hypothalamus. f. of the vagina any of three vaulted spaces at the top of the vagina, around the cervix of the uterus.
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