| fornicate | 1. Vaulted or arched; resembling a fornix. Origin: L. Fornicatus, arched, fr. Fornix, vault, arch 2. To have sexual intercourse. Origin: see fornication (05 Mar 2000) |
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| fornicate gyrus | The horseshoe-shaped cortical convolution bordering the hilus of the cerebral hemisphere; its upper limb is formed by the cingulate gyrus, its lower by the parahippocampal gyrus. Synonym: gyrus fornicatus. (05 Mar 2000) |
| fornicated | 1. Vaulted like an oven or furnace; arched. 2. <botany> Arching over; overarched. Origin: L. Fornicatus, fr. Fornix, -icis, an arch, vault. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998) |