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.

foramen

A hole in a bone or between two body cavities.

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Noun

foramen - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

hiatus

foramen 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

opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"

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Study on the location of mandibular foramen and the measurement of sigmoid notch and ramus.

Osteometrie and Radiological Study of the Mandibular Notch/Estudio Osteometrico y Radiologico de la Incisura Mandibular

The RW was measured as the distance between the posterior and anterior borders of the ramus on the line that was perpendicular to the ramus tangent which passes through the points that corresponds to the middle of the inferior border of the mandibular foramen (Figure 2) (15).

The Morphological Changes in the Mandible Bone: The Effects of Age, Gender and Dental Status/Mandibular Morfolojik Degisiklikler: Yas, Cinsiyet ve Dis Durumunun Etkileri

Hall first achieved neuroregional anesthesia in the mandible by injecting a solution of cocaine in the vicinity of the mandibular foramen.1

MANDIBULAR LOCAL ANESTHETIC FAILURES: ARE WE TAKING THE CHALLENGE SERIOUSLY?

Panoramic curve was determined by indicating the center of the MC, from mandibular foramen to mental foramen on both sides, to derive maximum buccolingual size of MC on ideal panoramic view.

Postoperative Positional and Dimensional Changes of Mandibular Canal after Bilateral Sagittal Split Set-Back Osteotomy

He also found a positive intertrait relationship between presence of RMF and presence of accessory mandibular foramen & mental foramen.

A morphological study of retromolar foramen and canal in Indian dried mandibles

The muscle fibers laterally surrounding the coronoid process were inserted at the rostral and lateral edges of the ramus of the mandible while the muscle fibers medially surrounding the coronoid process ended at the ventral part of the mandibular foramen situated in the medial side of the ramus of the mandible.

Anatomy of the Temporomandibular Joint and Masticatory Muscles in Roe Deer Capreolus capreolus

Together with the inferior alveolar artery and vein, it enters the mandible via the mandibular foramen and runs an intraosseous course within the mandibular canal before dividing into two smaller branches, namely, the mental and the incisive nerves.

Gaining surgical access for repositioning the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle

The region of the bone between the neck of the mandible and a hori-zontal line in the ramus of mandible just above the mandibular foramen was removed carefully to ex-pose the pterygomandibular space.

Variations in the origin and course of the inferior alveolar neurovascular bundle

The mandibular foramen is tiny, situated behind the coronoid.

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