Foramen
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Foramen is a noun meaning (anatomy) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
Meaning
(anatomy) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
Example Sentences
The skull contains a number of foramina through which arteries, veins, nerves, and other structures enter and exit.
There is — as I have explained — a slight want of alignment in the cervical vertebrae which has, as I perceive it, the effect of lessening the foramina through which the nerve roots emerge.
Word Forms
- foramina
- foramens
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include stylomastoid, caecum, cecum, magnum, orifice, hole.
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