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fo·ra·men

 (fə-rā′mən)
n. pl. fo·ram·i·na (-răm′ə-nə) or fo·ra·mens
An opening or orifice, as in a bone or in the covering of the ovule of a plant.

[Latin forāmen, an opening, from forāre, to bore.]

fo·ram′i·nal (-răm′ə-nəl), fo·ram′i·nous (-nəs) adj.
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foramen

(fɒˈreɪmɛn)
n, pl -ramina (-ˈræmɪnə) or -ramens
(Anatomy) a natural hole, esp one in a bone through which nerves and blood vessels pass
[C17: from Latin, from forāre to bore, pierce]
foraminal adj
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fo•ra•men

(fəˈreɪ mən)

n., pl. -ra•mens, -ram•i•na (-ˈræm ə nə)
a small opening, orifice, or perforation, as in a bone or in the ovule of a plant.
[1665–75; < Latin forāmen hole, opening =forā(re) to bore1, pierce + -men resultative n. suffix]
fo•ram•i•nal (fəˈræm ə nl) adj.
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foramen

A hole in a bone or between two body cavities.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Noun1.foramen - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structureforamen - a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure
foramen of Monro, interventricular foramen, Monro's foramen - the 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
foramen magnum - the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
opening, gap - an open or empty space in or between things; "there was a small opening between the trees"; "the explosion made a gap in the wall"
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Moreover, some health problems such as headache, migraine, and fainting attacks or compression of vertebral artery are possible reasons for the foramina transversaria number and size variations (Murlimanju et al.; Molinet Guerra et al.).
Table-1: Frequency distribution of Vertucci's classification and number of apical foramina in the mesial and distal roots of mandibular first molar.
Evaluation of the intermental foramina distance among Malaysian population by using orthopantomogram radiograph.
Accessory mental foramina: prevalence, position and diameter assessed by cone-beam computed tomography and digital panoramic radiographs.
Bertelli found that the mean caliber of the rounded foramina is 0.98 [+ or -] 0.60 mm, and crescentic foramina is 2.88 [+ or -] 0.95 mm [1].
(1) The sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments divide the sciatic notch into the greater and lesser sciatic foramina. (1,2) The piriformis divides the greater sciatic foramen into the suprapiriform foramen and infrapiriform foramen.
The vertical distance between the two parallel lines was recorded [Figure 1]a, and the intervertebral foramina enlargement ratio was calculated as follows.{Figure 1}
The unique feature seen in the cervical vertebrae is the presence of foramina transversaria in the transverse processes of all the cervical vertebrae.
Anatomic foramina in the thyroid cartilage: incidence and implications for the spread of laryngeal cancer.
Chung, "Locational relationship of the supraorbital notch or foramen and infraorbital and mental foramina in Koreans," Acta Anatomica, vol.
According to a cadaveric study, bilateral supraorbital notches were present in 49.07% of skulls, bilateral supraorbital foramina were found in 25.93% of skulls, and a notch at one side and a foramen at the contralateral side were seen in 25% of skulls [9].
Background: The evaluation of periapical radiographic evidence of these foramina might be helpful to avoid hemorrhaging of the highly vascularized regions of the floor of the mouth.