foraminal

Variant of foramen

foramen definition

fo·ra·men (fō rā′mən, fə-)

noun pl. foramina -·ram′i·na (-ram′ə nə) or foramens -·ra′·mens

a small opening or perforation, esp. in a bone or in a plant ovule

Etymology: L, a hole < forare, bore

Related Forms:

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Comments
Improve this definition.
Do you have more to add? Share your linguistic knowledge or observation.
/Register to save your comments.