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falx (falks) pl. falīces  Latin word meaning sickle.. In anatomy, it used to mean 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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