noun
- Plural of foramen; small openings or holes, especially in bones or other anatomical structures.
Usage: technical; anatomy
Examples
- The skull contains numerous foramina that allow blood vessels and nerves to pass through.
- Foramina in the vertebrae provide passages for spinal nerves.
- The foramen magnum is the largest of the foramina in the skull.
- Anatomists study foramina to understand how structures communicate within the body.
- The foramina of the temporal bone are important landmarks in surgical procedures.