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fo·ra·men

[fuh-rey-muh

n] Pronunciation Key

–noun, plural -ram·i·na

[-ram-uh-nuh] Pronunciation Key.

an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.

[Origin: 1665–75; < L forāmen hole, opening, equiv. to forā(re) to bore, pierce + -men resultative n. suffix

]

—Related forms

fo·ram·i·nal

[fuh-ram-uh-nl] Pronunciation Key, adjective

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fo·ra·men (fə-rā'mən) Pronunciation Key
n. pl. fo·ram·i·na (-rām'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 (-rām'ə-nəl), fo·ram'i·nous (-nəs) adj.

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

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foramen (fə-rā'mən) Pronunciation Key
Plural foramina (fə-rām'ə-nə) or foramens

An opening or short passage, especially in the body. ◇ The large opening in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes is called the foramen magnum (māg'nəm). ◇ The opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the heart, present in the fetus but usually closed soon after birth, is the foramen ovale (ō-vāl'ē, -vā'lē, -vä'-).

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foramen fo·ra·men (fə-rā'mən)
n. pl. fo·ra·mens or fo·ram·i·na (-rām'ə-nə)
An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure.

fo·ram'i·nal (-rām'ə-nəl) or fo·ram'i·nous (-nəs) adj.

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Foramen

Fo*ra"men\, n.; pl. L. Foramina, E. Foramines. [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.

Foramen of Monro (Anat.), the opening from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain.

Foramen of Winslow (Anat.), the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum.

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