foramen - meaning and definition. What is foramen
Diclib.com
ChatGPT AI Dictionary
Enter a word or phrase in any language 👆
Language:

Translation and analysis of words by ChatGPT artificial intelligence

On this page you can get a detailed analysis of a word or phrase, produced by the best artificial intelligence technology to date:

  • how the word is used
  • frequency of use
  • it is used more often in oral or written speech
  • word translation options
  • usage examples (several phrases with translation)
  • etymology

What (who) is foramen - definition

WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Foramina; Foraminal

Foramen         
·noun A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.
foramen         
n.
(Anat. and Bot.) Hole, orifice, perforation, opening.
foramen         
[f?'re?m?n]
¦ noun (plural foramina -'ram?n?) Anatomy an opening, hole, or passage, especially in a bone.
Origin
C17: from L.

Wikipedia

Foramen

In anatomy and osteology, a foramen (; plural foramina, or foramens ) is an open hole that is present in extant or extinct amniotes. Foramina inside the body of animals typically allow nerves, arteries, veins, or other structures to connect one part of the body with another.

Examples of use of foramen
1. Called a patent foramen ovale (PFO), the defect in the wall between the heart‘s two upper chambers allows blood that hasn‘t been filtered to be pumped to the brain still containing impurities thought to trigger migraine in some people.