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vault
A part resembling an arched roof or dome, e.g., the pharyngeal v. or fornix, the nonmuscular upper part of the nasopharynx; the palatine v., arch of the plate; v. of the vagina, fornix of vagina. [thr. O. Fr., fr. L. volvo, pp. volutus, to turn round]
- cranial v. SYN: neurocranium.
- v. of pharynx [TA] the nonmuscular, noncollapsing upper end of the nasopharynx where the pharyngeal mucosa is firmly applied to the body of the sphenoid bone and to pharyngobasilar fascia. SYN: fornix pharyngis [TA], pharyngeal fornix.

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vault 'vȯlt, chiefly Brit 'vält n an arched or dome-shaped anatomical structure: as
a) SKULLCAP, CALVARIUM <the cranial \vault>
b) FORNIX (d)

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(vawlt) 1. any arched or domelike structure. See also fornix. 2. the longest palatal border obtainable through a coronal section of the maxilla. 3. a cavity or a prepared area within a bone for an implant.

Medical dictionary. 2011.