obex

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UK/ˈəʊ.bɛks/US/ˈoʊˌbɛks/

noun

A small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.

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Meanings

nounobex (plural obices)

plural obices

  1. anatomyA small, crescentic fold of white matter that covers the inferior angle of the floor of the fourth ventricle.

Origin

  1. Latinobex“barrier, wall”
  2. Englishobex

From Latin obex (“barrier, wall”).

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APA

obex. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obex

MLA

“obex.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obex. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obex,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obex.

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