English Explanatory Dictionary

foramen ovale

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. An opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart that normally closes after birth.

Word forms

foramen ovale foramen ovales

Etymology

Latin for "egg-shaped hole".

Related words

hole in the heart

Derived words

patent foramen ovale
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