Definition of Foramin
||Fo*ra"men (?), n.; pl. L.
Foramina (#), E. Foramines (#).
[L., fr. forare to bore, pierce.] A small opening,
perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.
Foramen of Monro (Anat.), the opening
from each lateral into the third ventricle of the brain. --
Foramen of Winslow (Anat.), the opening
connecting the sac of the omentum with the general cavity of the
peritoneum.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- an opening, an orifice; a short passage
*1974: She slid two fingers of her left hand down the petals of the lips, opening their slick perplexity, reaching them in with a dip of her knees and a hunch of pelvis. Inside, Adriaan knew, they forked wide, holding the squeezing foramen apart. — Guy Davenport, Tatlin!
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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