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INTERVENTRICULAR FORAMEN
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere
Synonyms:
foramen of Monro; interventricular foramen; Monro's foramen
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("interventricular foramen" is a kind of...):
foramen; hiatus (a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)