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foramen

Noun CEFR B1
fəˈɹeɪ.mɛn

Definitions

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

Equivalents

Españolforamen
Françaisforamen
DeutschForamen
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العربيةثقبة
Catalàforat
Češtinaotvor
Te Reo Māoriputa
Македонскидупкаотвор
Polskiotwór
Русскийотве́рстие
Српскиotvorотвор

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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