FORAMEN OVALE


Meaning of FORAMEN OVALE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ -ō-ˈva-lē, -ˈvä-, -ˈvā- ]

noun

Etymology: New Latin, literally, oval opening

Date: circa 1860

: an opening in the septum between the two atria of the heart that is normally present only in the fetus

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.