FORAMEN MAGNUM


Meaning of FORAMEN MAGNUM in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ fə-ˌrā-mən-ˈmag-nəm ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, large opening

Date: 1857

: the opening in the skull through which the spinal cord passes to become the medulla oblongata

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