Taber's Medical Dictionary
2fornicate
(for′nĭ-kāt″ )
[L. fornicari fr. fornix, arch (because brothels were located in vaulted basements)]
To commit fornication.
Citation
Venes, Donald, editor. "2fornicate." Taber's Medical Dictionary, 25th ed., F.A. Davis Company, 2025. Taber's Online, www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745849/all/_2fornicate.
2fornicate. In: Venes DD, ed. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745849/all/_2fornicate. Accessed April 20, 2026.
2fornicate. (2025). In Venes, D. (Ed.), Taber's Medical Dictionary (25th ed.). F.A. Davis Company. https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745849/all/_2fornicate
2fornicate [Internet]. In: Venes DD, editors. Taber's Medical Dictionary. F.A. Davis Company; 2025. [cited 2026 April 20]. Available from: https://www.tabers.com/tabersonline/view/Tabers-Dictionary/745849/all/_2fornicate.
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