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Definition of Falx

Falx
Falx Falx, n. [L., a sickle.] (Anat.) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.

Meaning of Falx from wikipedia

- The falx was a weapon with a curved blade that was sharp on the inside edge used by the Thracians and Dacians. The name was later applied to a siege hook...
- The falx cerebri (also known as the cerebral falx) is a large, crescent-shaped fold of dura mater that descends vertically into the longitudinal fissure...
- The falx cerebelli is a small sickle-shaped fold of dura mater projecting forwards into the posterior cerebellar notch as well as projecting into the vallecula...
- slightly curved single-edged blade. Although the rhomphaia was similar to the falx, most archaeological evidence suggests that rhomphaias were forged with straight...
- cavity. The conjoint tendon (previously known as the inguinal aponeurotic falx) is a sheath of connective tissue formed from the lower part of the common...
- Falx may refer to: Falciform ligament, a ligament of the liver Falx, a sickle, scythe or sickle-like weapon used by Dacians Falx cerebelli and falx cerebri...
- Primary familial brain calcification (PFBC), also known as familial idiopathic basal ganglia calcification (FIBGC) and Fahr's disease, is a rare, genetically...
- Two other dural infoldings are the cerebellar falx and the sellar diaphragm: The cerebellar falx (falx cerebelli) is a vertical dural infolding that lies...
- start a van at the auto shop, it explodes, and Chibs is sent flying. 19 6 "Falx Cerebri" Billy Gierhart Regina Corrado October 13, 2009 (2009-10-13) 2WAB06...
- the Aid of Falx is an adventure module published in 1982 for the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons fantasy role-playing game. To the Aid of Falx is an adventure...