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fo·ra·men
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patent foramen ovale
a congenital heart defect resulting from failure of the foramen ovale to close shortly after birth. -
acleistocardia
a failure of the foramen ovale of the heart to close. -
basion
the midpoint on the forward border of the foramen magnum -
foramen magnum
the large opening in the base of the skull forming the passage from the cranial cavity to the spinal canal. -
foraminate
full of holes or foramina. -
foraminifer
any chiefly marine protozoan of the sarcodinian order Foraminifera, typically having a linear, spiral, or concentric shell perforated by small holes or pores through which pseudopodia extend.