Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

parietal foramen

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.27 in modern English

Syllables: pari-etal -fora-men
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

An opening in the parietal bone for the emissary vein.

Example Sentences

"Loss of the parietal foramen is a trait that we see very early in the evolutionary line leading to mammals."

Inflected Forms

parietal foramina (plural)

Questions

What does parietal foramen mean?: An opening in the parietal bone for the emissary vein.

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