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mental foramen

mental foramen noun: a foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.

Noun

mental foramen (plural mental foramina)

  1. A foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.

Forms of mental foramen

pluralmental foramina

Questions about mental foramen

What does mental foramen mean?
Mental foramen means a foramen for the passage of blood vessels and a nerve on the outside of the lower jaw on each side near the chin.
What part of speech is mental foramen?
Mental foramen is a noun.
What is the plural of mental foramen?
The plural of mental foramen is mental foramina.

Words near mental foramen in the dictionary

  1. mental deficients
  2. mental disease
  3. mental disorder
  4. mental disorders
  5. mental disturbance
  6. mental foramen
  7. mental foramina
  8. mental gymnast
  9. mental gymnastics
  10. mental gymnasts
  11. mental health

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