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falx cerebelli

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falx (falks) pl. fal´ces   [L.] a sickle-shaped structure.
falx cerebel´li  a fold of dura mater separating the cerebellar hemispheres.
falx ce´rebri  the fold of dura mater in the longitudinal fissure, separating the cerebral hemispheres.
inguinal falx , falx inguina´lis a lateral expansion of the lateral edge of the rectus abdominis which attaches to the pubic bone.

falx cer·e·bel·li (sr-bl)
n.
A short process of dura mater projecting from the internal occipital crest below the tentorium, and bifurcating into two diverging limbs passing to either side of the foramen magnum. Also called falcula.

falx cerebelli,
falx [falks] (pl. fal´ces) (L.)
a sickle-shaped structure.
falx cerebel´li the fold of dura mater separating the cerebellar hemispheres.
falx ce´rebri a sickle-shaped fold of dura mater in the longitudinal fissure, which separates the two cerebral hemispheres.

falx
pl. falces [L.] a sickle-shaped structure.

falx cerebelli
the fold of dura mater separating the cerebellar hemispheres.
falx cerebri
a sickle-shaped fold of dura mater in the longitudinal fissure, which separates the two cerebral hemispheres.


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