foramen
foramen · foramina · foramens
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Foramen
An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a boneAn opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
UK/fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn/US/fəˈɹeɪ.mən/
Meaning
1 sensesAn opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
The skull contains a number of foramina through which arteries, veins, nerves, and other structures enter and exit.
Foramen
отве́рстиеotvérstije
a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
Translations
5 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
an opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
an opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone:
Origin
Borrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), from forō (“to pieBorrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), from forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (nominal suffix).
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Forms
plural: foramina / foramensSynonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure:hiatus
Word family
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