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strew(2)(dictionary)
strew(1)(dictionary)
strew(medicine)
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Fornix(health)
Fornix(medicine)
fornix(dictionary)
pillars of fornix(medicine)

fornix vaginae (medicine) and strew(2) (iou)


fornix vaginae (medicine)


fornix vaginae -->
vaginal fornix


The recess at the vault of the vagina; it is divided into an anterior part, posterior part, and lateral part with respect to its relation to the cervix of the uterus. The posterior part is clinically significant as the site for culdocentesis and culdoscopy. The proximity of the ureter (below) and the uterine artery (above) adjacent to the lateral fornix is important clinically.

Synonym: fornix vaginae, fornix uteri.


strew(2) (iou)



strew verb trans. .
[Old English stre(o)wian corresp. to Old Frisian strewa, Old Saxon stroian, Old High German strewen (Dutch strooien, German streuen), Old Norse stra, ult. from Indo-European base repr. by Latin sternere. Cf. STRAW noun & adjective, verb.]
Spread loosely or scatter on the ground, a floor, or some Other surface; sprinkle (something granulated or powdery) over a surface. Freq. foll. by about, around, on, over. OE.
B. Pym On the table were strewn the bills. E. David Arrange the fennel halves...Strew breadcrumbs over them. M. Leitch Every drawer was turned out, and everything in it strewn on the floor. fig.: Tennyson Heaven bursts her starry floors And strows her lights below.
Cover or spread (a surface) with or with loosely scattered or sprinkled things or material. Also foll. by over. Usu. in pass. ME.
strewn field Geology a region of the earth's surface over which tektites of a similar age are found.
H. Keller The ground was strewn with the..leaves of autumn. Nature The seafloor around the pillars is strewn by rubble. fig.: Milton All our Law and Story strew'd With Hymns.
a. Level to the ground; lay low, throw down. Also foll. by down. Chiefly poet. LME.
b. Calm (waves or a storm). poet. L16.
Be spread or scattered on (a surface). E16.
K. Mansfield Scraps of newspaper..and fruit skins strowed the pavement.
strewage noun strewn things or material E20.
strewer noun L16.
strewing noun (a) the action of the verb; (b) (a layer or bed of) strewn things; esp. (in pl.), flowers, leaves, etc., strewn on a grave: OE.
strewment noun (arch.) something strewn or for strewing; in pl., flowers etc. strewn on a grave: E17