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foramina spinosa

US/fəˌɹæm.ən.ə spaɪˈnoʊ.sə/

foramina spinosa is the plural of foramen spinosum.

Meaning of foramen spinosum

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.

Questions about foramina spinosa

What is foramina spinosa the plural of?
Foramina spinosa is the plural of foramen spinosum.
How do you pronounce foramina spinosa?
Foramina spinosa is pronounced /fəˌɹæm.ən.ə spaɪˈnoʊ.sə/ (US).

Words near foramina spinosa in the dictionary

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

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