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FORAMEN MAGNUM
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("foramen magnum" is a kind of...):
foramen; hiatus (a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)
Holonyms ("foramen magnum" is a part of...):
braincase; brainpan; cranium (the part of the skull that encloses the brain)
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