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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
hiatus
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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Emissary foramens of the human skull: an anatomical characteristics and its relations with clinical neurosurgery.
ANATOMICAL STUDY OF FORAMEN VESALIUS
Accessory foramens were noted in four mandibles (2.63%) on the left side.
Foramen mentalenin pozisyonu, varyasyonu ve asimetrisi: Morfolojik calisma/Position, variation, and asymmetry of the mental foramen: A Morphological study
The anterior lacerate foramen is formed by two foramens (the optic foramen and the orbitorotundum foramen).
Non-metric characters in two species of Sotalia (Gray, 1866) (Cetacea, Delphinidae)/Caracteres nao metricos nas duas especies de Sotalia (Gray, 1866)
Despite the fact that a few apical morphology studies in Indian, Turkish and European populations (Marroquin et al.; Arora & Tewari, 2009; Ayranci et al., 2013; ElAyouti et al, 2014) have shown a great complexity and a relatively high incidence of oval physiological foramens (between 40 and 89%) (Marroquin et al.; Arora & Tewari; Ayranci et al.; Arias et al., 2017), there are no studies regarding the apical anatomy of maxillary premolars in a Chilean or other South American population.
Morphology of the Physiological Apical Foramen of Maxillary Premolars/Morfologia del Foramen Apical de Premolares Maxilares
In the seven larynges, there were ten foramens. They were grouped in relation to oblique line.
Foramen in the shield: foramen thyroideum
Emissary foramens of the human skull: Anatomical characteristics and its relations with clinical neurosurgery.
Foramen Venosum: Prevalence, Patency and Correlation with Cephalic Index/ Foramen Venoso: Prevalencia, Permeabilidad y Correlacion con el Indice Cefalico
The foramens and the notches on bones are crucial anatomic orientation points.
A Comparison of the Relationship between the Golden Ratio and Anatomical Characteristics of the Supraorbital Foramen in Bare Skulls Belonging to the Byzantine Era and Modern Era/ Comparacion de la Relacion entre la Proporcion Aurea y las Caracteristicas Anatomicas del Foramen Supraorbitario en Craneos de la Epoca Bizantina y la Edad Moderna
A fact that supports such theory advocates an embryologic premise, where the ossification of the mandibular canal takes place around the inferior alveolar nerve; hence, if this nerve presents variations, the mandibular canal will also present and may open posteriorly in accessory foramens or foraminas in the mandibular ramus (Ten Cate, 1998; Lipski et al, 2013).
Occurrence of the Accessory Foramina of the Mandibular Ramus in Brazilian Adults and its Relation to Important Mandibular Landmarks/Presencia de Foramenes Accesorios de la Rama Mandibular en Adultos Brasilenos y su Relacion con Importantes Puntos de Referencia de la Anatomia Mandibular
Anatomical examination of the foramens of the middle cranial fossa.
An Osteometric Evaluation of the Foramen Spinosum and Venosum/ Una Evaluacion Osteometrica de los Foramenes Espinoso y Venoso
Another probable cause that explains the foramens and accessory canal's presence is the conduct of Serres development, this formation was described by the French anatomist Antoine Etienne Reynaud Augustin Serres, in 1817.
Is the conduct of Serres an anatomical variation in adults?/Es el conducto de Serres una variacion anatomica en adultos?
Finally, no accessory or multiple foramens were observed in this study.
The mental foramen position in dentate and edentulous Brazilian's mandible/Posicion del foramen mental en mandibulas de Brasilenos dentados y desdentados
In all the samples the presence of right maxilar joined to the left maxilar was considered indispensable to have the absolutely certainty that the studied foramens belonged to the same original skull and the statistic could express reliable results.
Analisis morfometrico de los agujeros infraorbitales y supranumerarios en craneos de individuos Brasilenos

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