foramen

Etymology

From Latin forāmen (“aperture, opening”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -eɪmən
• IPA^(key): /fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn/

Noun

foramen (plural foramina or foramens)

1. (anatomy) an opening, an orifice; a short passage.

   The skull contains a number of foramina through which arteries, veins, nerves, and other structures enter and exit. w:Category:Foramina of the skull

See also

• meatus

Anagrams

• Foreman, foreman, name for

Etymology

From forō (“pierce, bore”) +‎ -men (noun-forming suffix).

Pronunciation

• (Classical) IPA^(key): /foˈraː.men/, [fɔˈraː.mẽ]

Noun

forāmen n (genitive forāminis); third declension

1. opening, aperture, hole
2. (figuratively) a cave

References

• foramen in Charlton T. Lewis and Charles Short (1879) A Latin Dictionary, Oxford: Clarendon Press
• foramen in Charlton T. Lewis (1891) An Elementary Latin Dictionary, New York: Harper & Brothers
• foramen in Charles du Fresne du Cange’s Glossarium Mediæ et Infimæ Latinitatis (augmented edition, 1883–1887)
• foramen in Gaffiot, Félix (1934) Dictionnaire Illustré Latin-Français, Hachette

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture, opening”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fo̞ˈɾa̠.me̞n]

Noun

foramen m (plural forámenes)

1. (anatomy) foramen