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
is always a great word to know.
So is facet. Does it mean:
| aspect; phase: |
| one of the spaces, covered by membrane, between the bones of the fetal or young skull. |
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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
The nerve also sends a small branch to the bone, which enters the nutrient foramen with the accompanying artery.
The vertebral foramen is small, and of a circular form.
In the optic foramen the ophthalmic artery lies below and to its outer side.
Near the middle of this line a nutrient foramen is often seen.
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