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foramen ovales

foramen ovales is the plural of foramen ovale.

Meaning of foramen ovale

Noun

foramen ovale (plural foramen ovales)

  1. An opening in the septum between the right and left atria of the fetal heart that normally closes after birth.
    • The second point, as urged by Dr. Norman Chevere, "That a closed foramen ovale is not a proof in jurisprudence that a child has lived;" for in this case the occlusion must have existed long before birth.1846, London Medical Gazette: Or, Journal of Practical Medicine, volume 38, page 1077

Questions about foramen ovales

What is foramen ovales the plural of?
Foramen ovales is the plural of foramen ovale.

Words near foramen ovales in the dictionary

  1. foramen
  2. foramen cecum
  3. foramen magnum
  4. foramen of Monro
  5. foramen ovale
  6. foramen ovales
  7. foramen spinosum
  8. foramens
  9. foramina
  10. foramina ceca
  11. foramina magna

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