foramen spinosum
foramen spinosum · foramina spinosa
An aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle…An aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
US/fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/
Meaning
1 sensesAn aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
Origin
Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).
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Forms
plural: foramina spinosa| Singular | foramen spinosum |
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irregular · Lesson
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Plural nouns — Because its plural is irregular
See also
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