Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foramen magnum

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 2.39 in modern English

Syllables: fora-men -mag-num
IPA

23

Scrabble Score

13

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.

Etymology

From Latin forāmen magnum (“big hole”).

Origin

Source language: Latin

Word Breakdown

Root: forāmen magnum

Inflected Forms

foramina magna (plural)

Questions

What does foramen magnum mean?: The large foramen, or hole, in the occipital bone for the passage of the medulla oblongata and its membranes.
Where does foramen magnum come from?: It is traced to Latin.

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