fo·ra·men
(fə-rā′mən)n. pl. fo·ram·i·na (-răm′ə-nə) or fo·ra·mens
An opening or orifice, as in a bone or in the covering of the ovule of a plant.
[Latin forāmen, an opening, from forāre, to bore.]
fo·ram′i·nal (-răm′ə-nəl), fo·ram′i·nous (-nəs) adj.
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foramen
(fɒˈreɪmɛn)n, pl -ramina (-ˈræmɪnə) or -ramens
(Anatomy) a natural hole, esp one in a bone through which nerves and blood vessels pass
[C17: from Latin, from forāre to bore, pierce]
foraminal adj
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fo•ra•men
(fəˈreɪ mən)n., pl. -ra•mens, -ram•i•na (-ˈræm ə nə)
a small opening, orifice, or perforation, as in a bone or in the ovule of a plant.
[1665–75; < Latin forāmen hole, opening =forā(re) to bore1, pierce + -men resultative n. suffix]
fo•ram•i•nal (fəˈræm ə nl) adj.
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foramen
A hole in a bone or between two body cavities.
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| Noun | 1. |  foramen - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structureforamen of Monro, interventricular foramen, Monro's foramen - the small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere foramen magnum - the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes |
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