(obsolete, now nonstandard) Synonym of foraminifer

(obsolete, now nonstandard) Synonym of foraminifer

(anatomy) A foramen formed by articulation of a deep notch between the sphenoidal and orbital parts of the vertical plate of the palatine bone with the sphenoid bone.

(anatomy) Either of a pair of passages through the orbit of the eye in the lesser wing of the sphenoid bone that is traversed by the optic nerves and ophthalmic arteries.

plural of optic foramen

plural of foramen cecum

plural of zygomaticotemporal foramen

(anatomy) A foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the zygomaticofacial branch of the zygomatic nerve.

plural of zygomaticofacial foramen

(anatomy) A foramen in the zygomatic bone that gives passage to the zygomaticotemporal branch of the zygomatic nerve.