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Definition of Foramen

Medically reviewed by Dr. Otari Nergadze, Neurosurgeon | Updated: January 2026

Foramen: A natural opening. Although a foramen is usually through bone, it can be an opening through other types of tissue, as with the foramen ovale in the heart. The plural of foramen is foramina.

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