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foramen::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | hiatus |
| Type of | gap, opening |
| Has types | foramen magnum, foramen of monro, interventricular foramen, monro's foramen |
Examples of foramen
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Close-up of foramen in the femur of Centrosaurus apertus, a ceratopsian dinosaur.
From the theepochtimes.com
The large mandibular foramen indicates that the mandibular fat pad was present.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Most infections spread through the apical foramen from the pulp to periapical tissue.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The consultant said that I had a hole in my heart called a patent foramen ovale or PFO.
From the dailymail.co.uk
The first is a large nutrient foramen, characteristic of mammal tibiae.
From the nature.com
Apical foramen is the opening of the radicular pulp into the periapical connective tissue.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The foramen rotundum, an opening in the bone of the orbit, is present.
From the en.wikipedia.org
The infraorbital foramen, an opening in the skull, is oblong in shape.
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One in four people has a tiny hole inside their heart called a patent foramen ovale, or PFO.
From the huffingtonpost.com
- A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
- In anatomy, a foramen (pl. foramina) is any opening. Foramina inside the body of humans and other animals typically allow muscles, nerves, arteries, veins, or other structures to connect one part of the body with another.
- An opening, an orifice; a short passage
- A natural opening or passage in bone.
- A natural opening in the bone allowing for spinal nerve roots to pass from the spinal cord between the vertebrae.
- Hole in a bone for nerves and blood vessels.
- A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale in the heart. The plural of foramen is foramina.
- Literally means opening; located on the sides of your spine, where nerves exit the spinal cord and travel to other parts of your body.
- (pl. foramina) - A perforation through a bone for the passage of a nerve or blood vessel.
