foramen . noun. [fǝ'reɪmɛn] Pl. foramina [fǝ'ramɪnǝ]. L17.
[Latin foramen, foramin- from forare to bore.]
Esp. Anatomy. An opening, an orifice, a hole; a short passage.
EPIPLOIC foramen. foramen magnum ['magnǝm] [Latin = large] a large hole in the occipital bone by which the spinal cord enters the skull. STENSEN's foramen.

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