falx cerebri

falx cerebri

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin falx cerebrī (“the sickle of the brain”).

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /ˌfælks ˈsɛɹ.əˌbɹaɪ/

Noun

falx cerebri (plural falces cerebrorum)

1. (anatomy) The larger of the two folds of dura mater separating the hemispheres of the brain that lies between the cerebral hemispheres and contains the sagittal sinuses.

Translations

fold of the dura mater

Catalan: falç del cervell Chinese: Mandarin: 大腦鐮／大脑镰 (dànǎolián) Indonesian: selaput sabit otak besar, selaput sabit serebrum

See also

• falx cerebelli

References

• “falx cerebri”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary