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Fornix (Brain)

Medical Definition:	Heavily myelinated fiber bundle of the TELENCEPHALON projecting from the hippocampal formation to the HYPOTHALAMUS. Some authorities consider the fornix part of the LIMBIC SYSTEM. The fimbria starts as a flattened band of axons arising from the subiculum and HIPPOCAMPUS, which then thickens to form the fornix.
Also Called:	Fimbria (Brain),Fimbria-Fornix
Previously Indexed:	Hippocampus (1966-1999)

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