Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

foramen spinosum

/fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.25 in modern English

Syllables: fora-men spinosum
IPA: /fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/

24

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

2

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.

Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/

Inflected Forms

foramina spinosa (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

foramen cecum foramen lacerum foramen magnum foramen ovale foramen rotundum foramen transversarium

Questions

How do you pronounce foramen spinosum?: The recorded pronunciation is /fəˌɹeɪ.mən spaɪˈnoʊ.səm/.
What does foramen spinosum mean?: An aperture in the greater wing of the sphenoid bone that gives passage to the middle meningeal artery.
Where does foramen spinosum come from?: Unadapted borrowing from New Latin forāmen spīnōsum (“thorny hole”).

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