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foramen

/fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn/ UK
/fəˈɹeɪ.mən/ US

Rhymes with -eɪmən

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Borrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), from forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (nominal suffix).

noun foramina · foramens

An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone. The skull contains a number of foramina through which arteries, veins, nerves, and other structures enter and exit.

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noun an opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone

Español	foramen
Français	foramen
Deutsch	Foramen
Русский	отве́рстие otvérstije
العربية	ثُقْبَة ṯuqba

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@misc{foramen_2026,
  title = {foramen},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/foramen},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}