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foramen spinosum

US/fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/

foramen spinosum noun: an aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.

Noun

foramen spinosum (plural foramina spinosa)

  1. An aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.

Forms of foramen spinosum

pluralforamina spinosa

Origin of foramen spinosum

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).

Questions about foramen spinosum

What does foramen spinosum mean?
Foramen spinosum means an aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
What part of speech is foramen spinosum?
Foramen spinosum is a noun.
How do you pronounce foramen spinosum?
Foramen spinosum is pronounced /fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/ (US).
What is the plural of foramen spinosum?
The plural of foramen spinosum is foramina spinosa.

Words near foramen spinosum in the dictionary

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

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