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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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