foramen
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mən Origin:
1665–75; < Latin forāmen hole, opening, equivalent to forā(re) to bore, pierce + -men resultative noun suffix
1665–75; < Latin forāmen hole, opening, equivalent to forā(re) to bore, pierce + -men resultative noun suffix
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foramen (fɒˈreɪmɛn) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -ramina, -ramens | |
| 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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Foramen
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| the top of the head: |
| either of two knobs at the top of the femur, the greater on the outside and the lesser on the inside, serving for the attachment of muscles between the thigh and pelvis. |
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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 (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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Example sentences
Near the middle of this line a nutrient foramen is often seen.
The mid-point of the anterior margin of the foramen magnum.
As the nerve enters the optic foramen its dural sheath becomes continuous with that lining the orbit and the optic foramen.
As it descends, it sometimes divides into two smaller folds, which are lost on the sides of the foramen magnum.
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