"mental foramen" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: mental foramina [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|mental foramina}} mental foramen (plural mental foramina)
  1. (anatomy) A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin. Categories (topical): Anatomy Translations (branch of the inferior alveolar artery): 頦孔 (Chinese Mandarin), 颏孔 (alt: kē kǒng, (Taiwan) hái kǒng) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-mental_foramen-en-noun-KIOrgyDA Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: anatomy, medicine, sciences

Inflected forms

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