foramina
- plural of foramen.
Example Sentences
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Lizards and iguanas, however, sport a single row of large holes above their teeth, called foramina, where blood vessels and nerves pass through.
From Science Magazine • Mar. 29, 2023
The sacrospinous and sacrotuberous ligaments contribute to the formation of the greater and lesser sciatic foramina.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The name of a spinal cord region corresponds to the level at which spinal nerves pass through the intervertebral foramina.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
These veins arise from the base of the brain and the cervical region of the spinal cord, and flow largely through the intervertebral foramina in the cervical vertebrae.
From Textbooks • Jun. 19, 2013
The palate is narrow in the interval between the incisor and molar teeth, in which are situated the large anterior palatine foramina.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 6 "Home, Daniel" to "Hortensius, Quintus" by Various
