Foramen (plural foramina)
 

An opening.  A hole.  

Foramen of Monro: Opening from the lateral ventricle into the third ventricle.

Foramen of Lushka: Opening from the 4th ventricle into the the subarachnoid space of the cervicomedullary junction.

Foramen of Magendie:

Foramen magnum

Neural foramen

Foraminotomy

 

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