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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FORAMEN

From Latin, from forāre to bore, pierce.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FORAMEN

foramen  [fɒˈreɪmɛn] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FORAMEN

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foramen is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FORAMEN MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Foramen

In anatomy, a foramen is any opening. Foramina inside the body of humans and other animals typically allow muscles, nerves, arteries, veins, or other structures to connect one part of the body with another.

Definition of foramen in the English dictionary

The definition of foramen in the dictionary is a natural hole, esp one in a bone through which nerves and blood vessels pass.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FORAMEN


duramen
djʊˈreɪmɛn
examen
ɪɡˈzeɪmɛn
flamen
ˈfleɪmɛn
gravamen
ɡrəˈveɪmɛn
hymen
ˈhaɪmɛn
limen
ˈlaɪmɛn
poultrymen
ˈpəʊltrɪmɛn
putamen
pjuːˈteɪmɛn
stamen
ˈsteɪmɛn
velamen
vəˈleɪmɛn
vimen
ˈvaɪmɛn

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FORAMEN

for toffee
for words
fora
forage
forage cap
forage mite
forager
foram
foramen magnum
foramina
foraminal
foraminated
foraminifer
foraminiferal
foraminiferan
foraminiferous
foraminous
forasmuch as
foray
forayer

WORDS THAT END LIKE FORAMEN

amen
cameramen
Chinamen
clinamen
cyclamen
Indiamen
merchant seamen
militiamen
Namen
orramen
ramen
representamen
seamen
sudamen
Tutankhamen
Xiamen
yamen
yarramen

Synonyms and antonyms of foramen in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foramen» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FORAMEN

Find out the translation of foramen to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foramen from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foramen» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foramen
570 millions of speakers

English

foramen
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

रंध्र
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثقبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

отверстие
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

forame
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

গর্ত
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foramen
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Foramen
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Foramen
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

난원
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foramen
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

lỗ
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

எலும்புத் துளையில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉमयमन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

foramen
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

forame
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

foramen
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

отвір
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

foramen
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

τρήμα
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

foramen
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

foramen
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

foramen
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foramen

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FORAMEN»

The term «foramen» is regularly used and occupies the 67.562 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FORAMEN» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foramen» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foramen» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foramen

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FORAMEN»

Discover the use of foramen in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foramen and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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A Bony Supracondyloid Foramen in Man: With Remarks about ...
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series.
Thomas Dwight, 2010
2
Ecological and Morphological Correlates of Infraorbital ...
Infraorbital foramen areas of 14 adapoid, six omomyoid, and 15 plesiadapiform species were measured.
Magdalena Natalia Muchlinski, 2008
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Handbook of Neurosurgery
foramen, div. = division Porus acusticus AKA internal auditory canal (see Figure 5 -7) The filaments of the acoustic portion of VIII penetrate tiny openings of the lamina cribrosa of the cochlear area18. Transverse crest: separates superior ...
Mark S. Greenberg, 2010
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Differential Diagnosis in Head and Neck Imaging: A ...
Basal Foramina (Tables 3.1 and 3.2) Foramen Rotundum The foramen rotundum lies below and lateral to the superior orbital fissure at the base of the greater wing of the sphenoid bone. The foramen is bounded medially by the lateral wall of ...
‎1999
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Applied Radiological Anatomy
Paul Butler Adam W. M. Mitchell, Harold Ellis. Fig. 7. (a) PA, (b)Towne's skull radiographs of the metopic suture (arrows). In (b) trie midline suture is seen below the posterior lip of the foramen magnum, indicating that it must be within the frontal ...
Paul Butler, Adam W. M. Mitchell, Harold Ellis, 1999
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Radiology Review Manual
best visualized by coronal CT Foramen Ovale = canal connecting middle cranial fossa + infratemporal fossa Location: medial aspect of sphenoid body, situated posterolateral to foramen rotundum (endocranial aspect) + at base of lateral ...
Wolfgang Dähnert, 2011
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Instant Anatomy
11: FORAMINA—SKULL. AND. SPINE. 11. 11. Aqueduct of the vestibule 192 Carotid canal 192 Condylar canal 192 Cribriform foramina 192 External acoustic meatus 192 Facial canal 192 Foramen caecum (unpaired) 192 Foramen lacerum  ...
Robert H. Whitaker, Neil R. Borley, 2010
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Human Malformations and Related Anomalies
A keyhole-shaped foramen magnum has been described in the hydrolethalus syndrome.9,12 Etiology and Distribution The foramen magnum is an oval-shaped orifice bound by the exoccipital, supraoccipital, and baso-occipital bones, which ...
Roger E. Stevenson Director, Judith G. Hall Professor of Pediatrics University of British Columbia, 2005
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Textbook of Anatomy with Colour Atlas by Inderbir Singh
Structures passing through the foramen ovale, and through smaller foramina near it. The lesser petrosal nerve sometimes passes through the canalis innominatus. Internal carotid a. & sympathetic plexus around it External opening of carotid ...
Inderbir Singh, 2008
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Phylogenetic Relationships of the Lizard Families: Essays ...
Parietal Foramen (2). In most iguanids the parietal foramen pierces the dermal skull roof along the midline at the frontoparietal suture. In a few iguanids the parietal foramen lies more anteriorly, entirely within the frontal bone. More rarely ( some ...
Richard Estes, Gregory K. Pregill, 1988

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FORAMEN»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foramen is used in the context of the following news items.
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Interventional Pain Management: Let's Abandon the Safe Triangle
This approach had recently been developed, defined as placing the needle in a specific area of the intervertebral foramen, the superior and ... «MD Magazine, Jul 15»
2
"Gift from God" — Local child with disability reaches out to Jim Kelly …
There was severe swelling to his brain stem and he had a herniation through his foramen magnum, resulting in the necessity of a G-tube ... «Bradford Era, Jul 15»
3
Is routine preoperative transthoracic echocardiography necessary in …
If the shunt remained ambiguous after review, then it was classified as possible CHD. Patency of the foramen ovale or ductus arteriosus was ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
4
Apraclonidine drops can predict longevity of ptosis after cosmetic …
... until 1 year after treatment, possibly the result of orbital botulinum toxin distribution after accidental injection into the superior orbital foramen. «Healio, Jul 15»
5
Older Age Tied to Higher Risk of Recurrent Cerebral Ischemia in …
... Presbitero P, et al. Recurrent cerebral ischemia after patent foramen ovale percutaneous closure in older patients: a two-center registry study. «TCTMD, Jul 15»
6
A New Oviraptorid Dinosaur (Dinosauria: Oviraptorosauria) from the …
The quadrate foramen is a large, suboval opening between the quadrate and the quadratojugal and is situated just dorsal to the posteroventral ... «Nature.com, Jul 15»
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Single-Center Study Adds Further Data to Debate Over PFO Closure
Patent foramen ovale closure following cryptogenic stroke or transient ischaemic attack: long-term follow-up of 301 cases. Catheter Cardiovasc ... «TCTMD, Jul 15»
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Study explores effects of patent foramen ovale in high-altitude …
That's a key finding from a study that looked at the effects of a condition known as patent foramen ovale in a high-altitude Bolivian setting. «News-Medical.net, Jun 15»
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Common heart defect may mean trouble at high altitudes
The opening in the heart, called the foramen ovale, allows the developing heart of a fetus to pump blood until birth when the infant's lungs ... «UPI.com, Jun 15»
10
Another PFO Closure Study Yields Mixed Migraine Results
Washington, DC — The latest study on patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure for treatment of refractory migraine failed to achieve its primary ... «Medscape, Jun 15»

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