foramen
noun
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
foramina
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pluralof foramen.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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
These ventricles are connected to the third ventricle by two openings called the interventricular 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
The interventricular foramina connect the frontal region of the lateral ventricles with the third ventricle.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 19, 2013
The length of the incisive foramina in meridionalis, expressed as a percentage of the total length of the skull, is usually greater than in chiapensis.
From Records of Harvest Mice, Reithrodontomys, from Central America, with Description of a New Subspecies from Nicaragua by Sydney Anderson
