"foramen" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn/ [Received-Pronunciation], /fəˈɹeɪ.mən/ [General-American] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-foramen.wav Forms: foramina [plural], foramens [plural]
Rhymes: -eɪmən Etymology: Borrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), from forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (nominal suffix). Etymology templates: {{bor|en|la|forāmen||aperture or opening produced by boring}} Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), {{af|la|forō|-men|nocat=1|pos2=nominal suffix|t1=to pierce or bore}} forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (nominal suffix) Head templates: {{en-noun|foramina|+}} foramen (plural foramina or foramens)
  1. (anatomy) An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone. Categories (topical): Skeleton Related terms: meatus Translations (an opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone): foramen [masculine] (Catalan), forat [masculine] (Catalan), foramen [masculine] (French), Foramen [neuter] (German), о́твор (ótvor) [masculine] (Macedonian), ду́пка (dúpka) [feminine] (Macedonian), отве́рстие (otvérstije) [neuter] (Russian), foramen [masculine] (Spanish)

Inflected forms

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