Foramen Moderate

Origin: Germanic Old English prefix

Foramen has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

Definitions

Noun

a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

foramen hiatus

An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.

See Also

supraforaminal meatus foraminally obelion pterygopalatine foraminal endostome transforaminal

Related Terms

supraforaminal meatus foraminally obelion pterygopalatine foraminal endostome transforaminal opening extraforaminal foramen of monro orifice lingula exostome ophryon foramina endobasion foraminous interforaminal opisthion

Broader Terms (hypernyms)

opening

Narrower Terms (hyponyms)

interventricular foramen foramen magnum

Rhyming Words

men amen omen x men vimen tumen yamen comen semen armen somen elmen women hymen damen limen simen yemen ramen nomen

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