falx
/fælks/
noun
- A curved, sickle-shaped blade or weapon used in ancient times, especially by the Thracians and Dacians.
- In the museum, the falx was displayed alongside other Roman-era weapons.
- Archaeologists discovered a bronze falx buried in the ancient tomb.
- The warrior swung his falx with deadly precision during the battle.
- A sickle-shaped structure or fold in anatomy, such as the falx cerebri (a fold of the brain's dura mater).
- The falx cerebri helps separate the two hemispheres of the brain.
- During the surgery, the doctor carefully avoided damaging the falx.
- An MRI scan showed a healthy falx with no abnormalities.