foramen

Pronunciation: /fəˈɹeɪ.mən/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin forāmen (“aperture or opening produced by boring”), from forō (“to pierce or bore”) + -men (nominal suffix).

In classic literature

Synonyms

hiatus

Semantic network

Broader (hypernyms)
opening
Narrower (hyponyms)
foramen magnum, interventricular foramen

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