FORAMEN MAGNUM
Dictionary entry overview: What does foramen magnum mean? • FORAMEN MAGNUM (noun)
The noun FORAMEN MAGNUM has 1 sense:
1. the large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
Familiarity information: FORAMEN MAGNUM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
• FORAMEN MAGNUM (noun)
Meaning:
The large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
Classified under:
Nouns denoting body parts
Hypernyms ("foramen magnum" is a kind of...):
foramen; hiatus (a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)
Holonyms ("foramen magnum" is a part of...):
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
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