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foramina magna

foramina magna is the plural of foramen magnum.

Meaning of foramen magnum

Noun

foramen magnum (plural foramina magna)

  1. The large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.

Questions about foramina magna

What is foramina magna the plural of?
Foramina magna is the plural of foramen magnum.

Words near foramina magna in the dictionary

  1. foramen ovales
  2. foramen spinosum
  3. foramens
  4. foramina
  5. foramina ceca
  6. foramina magna
  7. foramina of Monro
  8. foramina spinosa
  9. foraminal
  10. foraminally
  11. foraminate

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