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Definition of Foramen magnum

1. Noun. The large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes.

Medical Definition of Foramen magnum

1. The large hole at the base of the skull which allows passage of the spinal cord. (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Foramen Magnum

Literary usage of Foramen magnum

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Physical Anthropology of the Lenape Or Delawares, and of the Eastern Indians by Aleš Hrdlička (1916)
"MUNSEE CRANIA: PALATE;* LOWER JAW;** foramen magnum MALES * Arranged on the basis of ... foramen magnum In respect to the foramen magnum, there is so much ..."

2. Proceedings of the American Philosophical Society Held at Philadelphia for by American Philosophical Society (1900)
"orbital process of quadrate; fm., foramen magnum. Turning to the mandible of this last-mentioned species, we find it to be of a broad V-shaped pattern, ..."

3. Manual of Practical Anatomy by Daniel John Cunningham (1903)
"Cerebral fossa Tentorium Lateral sinus Cerebellar fossa foramen magnum \ Lateral sinus Cerebellar fossa FIG. 53.—Coronal section through the Cranial Cavity ..."

4. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1858)
"The foramen magnum is a large aperture, with rounded shelving margins, oblong in form, ... On each side of the foramen magnum are the occipital condyles, ..."

5. Report of the Geological Survey of Ohio by Geological Survey of Ohio (1882)
"t Skull with the posterior ridges obsolete ; foramen magnum oblong, and inclined far forwards below; with no distinct post-glenoid process; ..."

6. Indian Village Site and Cemetery Near Madisonville, Ohio by Earnest Albert Hooton, Charles Clark Willoughby (1920)
"foramen magnum. The mean diameter of the foramen magnum in 36 male Madisonville crania is 32.8 mm. and in 22 female crania 31.8 mm. ..."

7. Anatomy, Descriptive and Surgical by Henry Gray (1901)
"The foramen magnum is a large, oval aperture, its long diameter extending ... On each side of the foramen magnum are the condyles, for articulation with the ..."

8. The Anatomy and Physiology of the Human Body by John Bell, Charles Bell (1829)
"These condyles stand just on the edge is. of the foramen magnum, ... The second hole is placed a little behind the ring u. of the foramen magnum, and, ..."

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