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)

1. (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.