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foramen

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Webster's 1913 Dictionary

FORAMEN

Fo *ra "men, n.; pl. L. Foramina, E. Foramines. Etym: [L., fr. forare to bore, pierce. ]

 

Defn: 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.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

foramen

fo ra men |fəˈrāmən fəˈreɪmən | noun ( pl. foramina |-ˈramənə | ) Anatomy an opening, hole, or passage, esp. in a bone. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, from forare bore a hole.

 

foramen magnum

fo ra men mag num noun Anatomy the hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes. ORIGIN late 19th cent.: Latin, large opening.

 

Oxford Dictionary

foramen

foramen |fəˈreɪmɛn | noun ( pl. foramina |-ˈramɪnə | ) Anatomy an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone. ORIGIN late 17th cent.: from Latin, from forare bore a hole .

 

foramen magnum

foramen magnum |ˈmagnəm | noun Anatomy the hole in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes. ORIGIN Latin, large opening .

 

Duden Dictionary

Foramen

Fo ra men Substantiv, Neutrum Anatomie, Medizin , das |For a men |das Foramen; Genitiv: des Foramens, Plural: die Foramen und Foramina lateinisch foramen, zu: forare = bohren Loch, Lücke, Öffnung