HyperDic: monro[s_foramen

English > 1 sense of the expression Monro's foramen:
NOUNbodyMonro's foramen, interventricular foramen, foramen of Monrothe 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
English > Monro's foramen: 1 sense > noun 1, body
MeaningThe 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.
Synonymsinterventricular foramen, foramen of Monro
Broaderforamen, hiatusA natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

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