foramen

• Nom désignant une ouverture ou un passage naturel, en particulier à travers un os ou une structure membraneuse dans le corps.

A noun referring to a natural opening or passage, especially through a bone or a membranous structure in the body.

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1. Natural opening in boneC2formalmedical

   A natural opening or passage in a bone, especially in the skull, through which nerves, blood vessels, or other structures pass.

   Orifice naturel dans un os

   • The optic nerve passes through the optic foramen in the skull.
   • The surgeon identified the foramen magnum at the base of the skull.
   • A small foramen in the vertebrae allows spinal nerves to exit.

   Synonymesaperturefenestrahiatusholeopeningorificepassageperforation