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Definition of: fornix
(fôr′niks) noun plural for·ni·ces (-nə·sēz)
1. Anat. a A vaulted or reflected surface. b The bands of white fibers beneath the corpus callosum of the brain, connecting the two hemispheres of the cerebellum.
2. Archit. A vault or arch, commonly one within a building. [<L, vault]
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