Foramen Definition

fə-rāmən
foramina
noun
foramina
A small opening or perforation, esp. in a bone or in a plant ovule.
Webster's New World
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Other Word Forms of Foramen

Noun

Singular:
foramen
Plural:
foramina

Origin of Foramen

  • Latin forāmen an opening from forāre to bore

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • From Latin forāmen (“aperture, opening”).

    From Wiktionary

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