Dictionary
Find
in
Dictionary
Thesaurus
Translations

Click to move up the list of words
for instance
for-profit
fora
forage
forage cap
Foraker
foram
foramen
foramen magnum
foramen ovale
foramina
foraminifer
forasmuch as
foray
forb
forbade
forbear (1)
Click to move down the list of words
Also available:

World English Dictionary
Dictionnaire Français

foramen magnum

fo·ra·men mag·num [ fə ràymən mágnəm ] (plural fo·ra·men mag·nums)


noun 
Definition:
 
opening at base of skull: the opening at the base of the skull through which the spinal cord passes to become the medulla oblongata of the brain

[Late 19th century. < Latin, "large opening"]
Advertisement

© 2009 Microsoft