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:

Nouns denoting body parts

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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