foramen magnum

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Etymology

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From Latin forāmen magnum (“big hole”).

Noun

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foramen magnum (plural foramina magna)

  1. (anatomy) The large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.

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