| foramen |
(pl. foramina) - A perforation through a bone for the passage of a nerve or blood vessel.
Ãâó: www.uvm.edu/~jdecher/GoT.html
|
|---|---|
| foramen |
A natural opening or passage in bone. An opening allowing for the egress of spinal nerve roots from between two vertebrae.
Ãâó: www.condell.org/libertyville/neurosurgery/neurolog...
|
| foramen |
A hole, usually in bone
Ãâó: www.uoguelph.ca/~mammals/Mammalogy_2005_glossary.h...
|
| foramen |
(L. aperture or hole): A communication between two cavities such as the brain ventricles or an opening in bone for passage of vessels and/or nerves.
Ãâó: www.umanitoba.ca/faculties/medicine/anatomy/neuro/...
|
| foramen magnum |
The opening on the posterior surface of the head which gives passage to structures that extend from the head into the thorax; Syn. Occipital Foramen.
Ãâó: www.entm.purdue.edu/entomology/courses/306/306glos...
|