English Explanatory Dictionary

foramen

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.

Pronunciation

/fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foramen.wav /fəˈɹeɪ.mən/

Word forms

foramen foramina foramens

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), from forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (nominal suffix).

Related words

meatus

Derived words

foramen magnum foramen spinosum foraminal foraminate foraminous infraorbital foramen jugular foramen mental foramen obturator foramen optic foramen stylomastoid foramen zygomaticofacial foramen zygomaticotemporal foramen
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