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fo⋅ra⋅men

  [fuh-rey-muhn]
–noun, plural -ram⋅i⋅na  [-ram-uh-nuh] .
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
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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] , adjective
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fo·ra·men   (fə-rā'mən)   
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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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: fo·ra·men
Pronunciation: f&-'rA-m&n
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural fo·ram·i·na /-'ram-&-n&/ or fo·ra·mens /-'rA-m&nz/
: a small opening, perforation, or orifice : FENESTRA 1 —fo·ram·i·nal /f&-'ram-&n-&l/ adjective
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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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Science Dictionary
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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