HyperDic: foramen

English > 1 sense of the word foramen:
NOUNbodyforamen, hiatusa natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
foramen > pronunciation
Soundsferey'mahn
RhymesAachen ... Zukerman: 2572 rhymes with ahn...
English > foramen: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningA natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure.
Synonymhiatus
Narrowerforamen magnumThe large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
interventricular foramen, foramen of Monro, Monro's foramenThe small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere
Broaderopening, gapAn open or empty space in or between things
Spanishhiato
Catalanforat, hiat

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