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Meaning of foramen | Babel Free

Noun CEFR B1
fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn

Definitions

An opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.

Equivalents

العربية ثقبة
Bosanski otvor отвор
Català forat
Čeština otvor
Deutsch Foramen
Español foramen
Français foramen
Hrvatski otvor отвор
Te Reo Māori puta
Македонски дупка отвор
Polski otwór
Русский отве́рстие
Српски otvor отвор

Examples

“The skull contains a number of foramina through which arteries, veins, nerves, and other structures enter and exit.”
“There is — as I have explained — a slight want of alignment in the cervical vertebrae which has, as I perceive it, the effect of lessening the foramina through which the nerve roots emerge.”

CEFR level

B1
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This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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