foramen

Noun

Meaning

A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

hiatus inlet peephole opening split hole gap slot cavity hollow aperture crack outlet vent slit

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Antonyms

galaxy last world standard headland minor

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Hypernyms

opening gap

Hyponyms

foramen of Monro foramen magnum Monro's foramen interventricular foramen

Phrases with the word

artery running through the greater palatine foramen incisive foramen epiploic foramen mandibular foramen vessel passing through the greater palatine foramen vestibular foramen

Derivatives

foramina foramines

Anagrams

foreman

Examples

A depression in the surface of the right atrium remains where the foramen ovale once walls, called the fossa ovalis. Source: Internet

Next, he takes a distressingly small Caucasian skull, shakes hard, and pushes mightily at the foramen magnum with his thumb. Source: Internet

The leakage can cause a lack of CSF pressure and volume which can allow the brain to descend through the foramen magnum in the occipital bone where the lower portion of the brain may impact on cranial nerve complexes causing a variety of sensory symptoms. Source: Internet

The facial nerve then reaches the side of the face by using the stylomastoid foramen, also in the temporal bone. Source: Internet

Some examples of terms used to describe bones include the term "foramen" to describe a hole through which something passes, and a "canal" or "meatus" to describe a tunnel-like structure. Source: Internet

The foramen cecum marks the end of this division (at about 2.5 cm from the root of the tongue) and the beginning of the terminal sulcus. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

forakers foralite foram foramen cecum foramen magnum foramen of Monro