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Foramen   /fərˈeɪmən/   Listen
Foramen

noun
(pl. L. foramina, E. foramines)
1.
A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure.  Synonym: hiatus.



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"Foramen" Quotes from Famous Books



... exhibit an anomaly which is extremely rare among normal individuals—the olecranon foramen, a perforation in the head of the humerus where it articulates with the ulna. This is normal in the ape and dog and is frequently found in the bones of prehistoric man and in some of the existing ...
— Criminal Man - According to the Classification of Cesare Lombroso • Gina Lombroso-Ferrero


Words linked to "Foramen" :   gap, opening


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