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jugular foramen

jugular foramen noun: a large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.

Noun

jugular foramen (plural jugular foramina)

  1. A large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.

jugular foramen meaning in Tamil

jugular foramen in Tamil

கண்டத் துளை, கழுத்துத் தொளை, குரல்வளைத் துளை

Forms of jugular foramen

pluraljugular foramina

Questions about jugular foramen

What does jugular foramen mean?
Jugular foramen means a large irregular opening from the posterior cranial fossa that is bounded anteriorly by the petrous part of the temporal bone and posteriorly by the jugular notch of the occipital bone and that transmits the inferior petrosal sinus, the glossopharyngeal, vagus, and accessory nerves, and the internal jugular vein.
What is jugular foramen in Tamil?
Jugular foramen in Tamil is கண்டத் துளை, கழுத்துத் தொளை, குரல்வளைத் துளை. See Jugular foramen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is jugular foramen?
Jugular foramen is a noun.
What is the plural of jugular foramen?
The plural of jugular foramen is jugular foramina.

Words near jugular foramen in the dictionary

  1. jugs
  2. jugsful
  3. Juguang
  4. jugula
  5. jugular
  6. jugular foramen
  7. jugular foramina
  8. jugular notch
  9. jugular notches
  10. jugular trunk
  11. jugular trunks

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