foramen
51foramen ovale — [ō vā′lē] n. the small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up * * * …
52Foramen ovale de Pacchioni — ● Foramen ovale de Pacchioni orifice compris entre la gouttière basilaire et la tente du cervelet, traversé par le tronc cérébral …
53Foramen ovale — ● Foramen ovale persistance d un petit orifice présent chez le fœtus et situé presque au centre de la cloison interauriculaire séparant l oreillette droite de l oreillette gauche du cœur …
54foramen cecum — foramen ce·cum sē kəm n a shallow depression in the posterior dorsal midline of the tongue that is the remnant of the more cranial part of the embryonic duct from which the thyroid gland developed …
55foramen lacerum — foramen lac·er·um las ər əm n an irregular aperture on the lower surface of the skull bounded by parts of the temporal, sphenoid, and occipital bones that gives passage to the internal carotid artery * * * [TA] an irregular gap formed at the… …
56foramen of Luschka — foramen of Lusch·ka lu̇sh kə n either of two openings each of which is situated on one side of the fourth ventricle of the brain and communicates with the subarachnoid space Luschka Hubert von (1820 1875) German anatomist. Luschka was the author… …
57foramen rotundum — foramen ro·tun·dum rō tən dəm n a circular aperture in the anterior and medial part of the greater wing of the sphenoid that gives passage to the maxillary nerve …
58foramen cecum of medulla oblongata — foramen caecum medullae oblongatae …
59foramen magnum — [mag′nəm] n. [ModL, large opening] the opening at the base of the skull where the spinal cord merges with the medulla oblongata …
60foramen ovale — [ō vā′lē] n. the small, oval opening in the wall that separates the atria of the heart in a normal fetus: it allows blood to bypass the nonfunctioning fetal lungs until the time of birth when it gradually closes up …
