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optic foramen

optic foramen noun: either of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.

Noun

optic foramen (plural optic foramina)

  1. Either of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.

optic foramen meaning in Tamil

optic foramen in Tamil

பார்வை நரம்புத்துளை, சுண்ணீர்த்துளை, கண் துளை

Forms of optic foramen

pluraloptic foramina

Questions about optic foramen

What does optic foramen mean?
Optic foramen means either of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.
What is optic foramen in Tamil?
Optic foramen in Tamil is பார்வை நரம்புத்துளை, சுண்ணீர்த்துளை, கண் துளை. See Optic foramen meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is optic foramen?
Optic foramen is a noun.
What is the plural of optic foramen?
The plural of optic foramen is optic foramina.

Words near optic foramen in the dictionary

  1. optic cups
  2. optic disc
  3. optic discs
  4. optic disk
  5. optic disks
  6. optic foramen
  7. optic foramina
  8. optic nerve
  9. optic nerves
  10. optic neuritis
  11. optic stand

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