Look up: foramen

1. foramen
   Type: Term Pronunciation: fō-rā′men, fō-ram′i-nă Definitions: 1. An aperture or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. Synonyms: trema1
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2. Foramen
   Hole in a bone for nerves and blood vessels.
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3. foramen
   [n] - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
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4. Foramen
   an opening in bone.
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5. Foramen
   Medical term for a hole
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6. Foramen
   Foramen: A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale in the heart. The plural of foramen is foramina.
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7. foramen
   a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure. Category: Medicine
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8. Foramen
   Fo·ra'men noun ; plural Latin Foramina , English Foramines . [ Latin , from forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. Foramen of Monro (Anat.) , the opening fr...
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9. foramen
   <anatomy> A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra. ... Foramen of Monro, the opening connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the peritoneum. ... Origin: L, fr. Forare to bore, pierce. ... (04 Apr 1998) ...
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10. foramen
    hiatus noun a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
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11. foramen
    (fo-ra´mәn) pl. fora´mina Latin word meaning an opening. In anatomy, it is used for a natural opening or passage, especially one into or through a bone.
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12. Foramen
    • (n.) A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.
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13. Foramen
    In anatomy, a foramen (pl. foramina) is any opening. Foramina inside the body of humans and other animals typically allow muscles, nerves, arteries, veins, or other structures to connect one part of the body with another. ==Examples== ===Skull=== The human skull has numerous foramina through which ...
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14. foramen
    A natural hole or passage in a bone or other body structure, usually to allow the passage of nerves or blood vessels. The foramen magnum is the large opening in the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes.
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15. foramen
    Latin = hole.
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16. foramen
    (fuo-ra;men), pl. foramina An opening in an anatomical structure, usually in a bone, for the passage of a blood vessel or a nerve.
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17. foramen
    (fuo-ra;men), pl. foramina An opening in an anatomical structure, usually in a bone, for the passage of a blood vessel or a nerve.
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18. Foramen
    The bony hollow archway created by pedicles of adjacent vertebrae, creating a passageway through which all spinal nerve roots run. As a spinal nerve branches from the spinal cord, it exits through this opening and travels to organs, muscles and sensory structures of the body.
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