foramen spinosum

English

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).

Pronunciation

(General American) IPA^(key): /fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/

Noun

foramen spinosum (plural foramina spinosa)

(anatomy) An aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
Hypernym: foramen

Coordinate terms: foramen cecum, foramen lacerum, foramen magnum, foramen ovale, foramen rotundum, foramen transversarium

References

“foramen spinosum”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.

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