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Foramen magnum Moderate

Foramen magnum has 2 different meanings across 1 category:

Noun

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Noun
1

the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes

2

The large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.

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Broader Terms (hypernyms)
foramen
Rhyming Words
num enum unum bynum annum minum linum fanum damnum granum plenum frenum planum pannum hypnum barnum signum bignum khanum farnum
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