— foraminal /feuh ram"euh nl/ , adj.
/feuh ray"meuhn/ , n. , pl. foramina /-ram"euh neuh/ .
an opening, orifice, or short passage, as in a bone or in the integument of the ovule of a plant.
[ 1665-75; foramen hole, opening, equiv. to fora ( re ) to BORE, pierce + -men resultative n. suffix ]